A lavoir is a public place set aside for the washing of clothes. Communal washing places were common in Europe until industrial washing was introduced, and this process in turn was replaced by domesti
The restored lavoir at Bonnat straddling a small stream
Women doing laundry in San Remo, Italy
Dhobi ghat or dhobighaat is used throughout south-central Asia to refer to any laundry-place or washing-place where many launderers or clothes-washers are present; they may be ordinary people or profe
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…Bleachfield Dhobi Ghat, an outdoor laundry place in South Asia Laundry#Washhouses…
Dhobhis (Washermen) washing clothes at Dhobhi Ghat, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai