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=== Major buildings === [[File:Great bath view Mohenjodaro.JPG|thumb|The Great Bath]] In 1950, Sir Mortimer Wheeler identified one large building in Mohenjo-daro as a "Great Granary". Certain wall-divisions in its massive wooden superstructure appeared to be grain storage-bays, complete with air-ducts to dry the grain. According to Wheeler, carts would have brought grain from the countryside and unloaded them directly into the bays. However, [[Jonathan Mark Kenoyer]] noted the complete lack of evidence for grain at the "granary", which, he argued, might therefore be better termed a "Great Hall" of uncertain function.<ref name=KenoyerArticle>Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark (1998). “Indus Cities, Towns and Villages”, ''Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization''. [[Islamabad]]: American Institute of Pakistan Studies. p. 65.</ref> Close to the "Great Granary" is a large and elaborate public bath, sometimes called the [[Great Bath]]. From a colonnaded courtyard, steps lead down to the brick-built pool, which was waterproofed by a lining of [[bitumen]]. The pool measures {{convert|12|m|ft}} long, {{convert|7|m|ft}} wide and {{convert|2.4|m|ft}} deep. It may have been used for religious purification. Other large buildings include a "Pillared Hall", thought to be an assembly hall of some kind, and the so-called "College Hall", a complex of buildings comprising 78 rooms, thought to have been a priestly residence. {{citation needed|date=February 2014}}
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