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The cities exhibit excellent planning. Evidence suggests that the cities were first planned and then built. The planners kept in mind the cleanliness and convenience of the cities. Each town of this civilisation had a similar plan: the town area was divided on a grid pattern, and wide streets ran north to south and east to west. They were divided into two parts-the Citadel and the Lower Town. The Citadel was in the west and was smaller as compared to the Lower Town. The Citadel was based on a mound or a brick platform. It was fortified and housed the important buildings. The Lower Town was the residential area. Baked bricks of standard sizes were laid out in an interlocking pattern for construction. In Mohenjo-Daro, a big tank has been-found. Historians call it The Great Bath'. The city was divided .into rectangular blocks by a network of streets. The main streets were broad and straight. They were laid out in a rectangular manner at right angles to each other. The side roads were less broad. The houses were single as well as double-storeyed. Each house had a square courtyard in the centre surrounded by rooms. The court yard gave natural light and ventilation. The houses had their entrances on the side streets so that the noise and dust from the main road did not come into the house. Floors were made of hard packed earth. The doors and windows were made of wood. Almost every house had a well. Many houses had separate bathing areas and toilets. Bathing floors were made of tightly fitted' bricks with a carefully sloped watertight surface. Bathing platforms and toilets were often located in rooms next to a well.
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