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interior (dome) of the ice house in Meybod, Iran. An ancient ice
house (yakhchal), built in Kerman, Iran during the Middle Ages,
for storing ice during summers. Boboli Gardens, Florence: domed
icehouse (ghiacciaia) half-sunk into a shaded slope     History
[edit]  An inscription from c. 1700 BC in northwest Iran records
the construction of an icehouse, "which never before had any
king built." In China, archaeologists have found remains of ice
pits from the seventh century BC, and references suggest they
were in use before 1100 BC. Alexander the Great around 300 BC
stored snow in pits dug for that purpose. In Rome in the third
century AD, snow was imported from the mountains, stored in
straw-covered pits, and sold from snow shops. The ice formed in
the bottom of the pits sold at a higher price than the snow on
top.[1]  In the U.K. [edit]  The ice house entrance, Eglinton
Country Park Th