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… once the Pancras Public Baths, now Kentish Town Sports Centre, providing 3 pools and a gym to the neighbourhood community.
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In Herculane Resort, Romania
After the conquest of Dacia by the Romans, Hercules baths were built. Herculane Spa resort is one of the few Roman baths which has kept the original function until today.
During over 160 years of Roman dominion, Hercules baths became known throughout the empire.
The cult of Hercules was deeply rooted in the conscience of the Romans. He represented the perfect balance of physical strength and spiritual creative energy.
Later, during the Austrian occupation, the baths were used frequently by administrators and solders. Here is the women's bath, also called Venus Bath. Apollo Baths museum opened recently and needs more serious restoration.
(travelguideromania.com/herculane-baths-historic-sites-rom...)
This is a five image panorama of these famous Roman baths taken from about as far away a I could be and yet see the entire structure pretty much unobstructed. You can see there is a bit of curvature to the image. There are a half dozen or so visitors that give a scale to the structure. The baths were completed about 1800 years ago and were used for about 300 years and then fell into disuse when the invading Ostragoths destroyed the aqueduct. 200 years ago the first systematic excavations were made.
Spent a lovely day in the Roman Baths in Bath along with about 3 thousand other people so photo opportunities were zero if you want shots without people so I took this image - no people just a lovely image of the architecture reflected in the spa waters.
The excavated Roman Baths at Stratonikeia, Mugla, Turkey. The site was rediscovered in the 1950's after a severe earthquake and is slowly being restored
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Art Deco Bon Accord Baths, Aberdeen - closed in 2008. My dad used to dive off the high board! This was taken just before a Sound Bath concert as part of this year’s Aberdeen Jazz Festival.
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This was made with the aide of PaperCraft from Photography BB.
The Baths of Caracalla (Italian: Terme di Caracalla) in Rome, Italy, were the city's second largest Roman public baths, or thermae, after the Baths of Diocletian. The baths were likely built between AD 212 (or 211) and 216/217, during the reigns of emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla. They were in operation until the 530s and then fell into disuse and ruin.
The bath complex covered approximately 25 hectares (62 acres). The complex is rectangular, measuring 337 m × 328 m. Its construction involved the moving of a substantial amount of earth, as parts of the nearby hills had to be removed or leveled into platforms. Several million bricks were used in the construction. The baths contained at least 252 columns, 16 of which had a height of over 12 m. Water was carried to the baths by the then newly constructed Acqua Antoniniana, from the major Acqua Marcia. The exact path of the aqueduct supplying the baths is not known as only a few segments have been discovered. The aqueduct connected to the southern side of the baths where it filled 18 cisterns. These in turn were connected by lead pipes with the baths proper. [Wikipedia]
Just south of the Colosseum are the Baths of Caracalla, which were built in the 3rd century, and used for another 200 years.
Another shot from the Baths, hopefully giving a scale and size of the site.
An illustration of the baths, complete with scale is here:- www.worldhistory.org/image/1173/plan-of-the-baths-of-cara...
A wave rolling towards Mereweather Baths, in Newcastle, NSW.
Post processed from RAW in Adobe Lightroom 6.
The Roman Baths complex is a site of historical interest in the English city of Bath. There are four main features in this building: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House and the Museum. The first shrine at the site of the hot springs was built by Celts and was dedicated to the goddess Sulis, whom the Romans identified with Minerva.
The water which bubbles up from the ground at Bath fell as rain on the nearby Mendip Hills. It percolates down through limestone aquifers to a depth of between 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) and 4,300 metres (14,100 ft) where geothermal energy raises the water temperature to between 64 °C (147.2 °F) and 96 °C (204.8 °F). Under pressure, the heated water rises to the surface along fissures and faults in the limestone.
Bath is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset in South West England. The City of Bath was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987.
The Middle Brighton Sea Baths, a place I have never been inside, is surrounded by these rather old wooden fences. Just topping the fence are these lovely white umbrellas. This is where having a drone would give one an advantage. The sea baths in this area have an interesting history, with more than one being built and one being destroyed. localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/articles/660 and vintagevictoria.net.au/middle-brighton-sea-baths/
This is also an interesting look at the history and role of baths and bathing in Melbourne - www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00162b.htm. HSS
... as seen at the ground level.
The Roman Baths in Bath date back to nearly 2000 years ago when a Roman are a temple was constructed here around 60-70 AD. This led to a Roman settlement and public baths that remain in use until the 5th Century.
The Roman Baths were rediscovered in the 19th Century and a viewing terrace above and surrounding the great Baths was added before its opening to visitors (as a museum) in 1897.
Bath; July 2005
(Panorama Stitched from 2 Images Captured with a Canon S1 IS)
The Trier Imperial Baths Complex was constructed in the early 4th century AD, during the reign of Constantine I. During that time, Trier was a major imperial hub, being a primary residence for Constantine's son Crispus. The baths were built around hot water pools reaching 40°C.
Picture taken in 2007
Baths of Lady Maria De Padilla in the Alcazar of Sevilla. Build in 1360.
In fact they are a series of rainwater tanks named after the mistress of Peter the Cruel.
They are located beneath the Patio del Crucero in the Alcázar of Seville.
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Baños de Doña María de Padilla en los Reales Alcázares de Sevilla.
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Die Bäder von Dona Maria de Padilla – eine Reihe von Regenwasser-Speicherbecken benannt nach der Geliebten von Peter dem Grausamen.
Sie befinden sich unter dem Patio del Crucero im Alcazar von Sevilla und sind 1360 erbaut worden.
(Canon, extracted from a single RAW file)
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Arrived here about 4am where a bunch of teenagers were swimming without any cloths on. It would have been about 4 degrees. In my thermals and gloves, I was freezing... They seem to be having fun so...
First time at this location. The pictures I've seen here are different to what it's like now. That grandstand(quite ugly really) that curves around the back of the pool and acts as a barrier wasn't in most of the pictures I've seen.
I had in mind coming here to take a low shot with my telephoto lens of the 1-6 lane markings out towards the ocean and sunrise but.. that stand prevented this.
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Correction. I thought this was the Merewether Baths. To my big surprise there's 2 baths along this road in this area:p
Thanks to Archie, owner of a fantastic photostream (www.flickr.com/photos/madarchie0/) for sending me a polite, courteous, discrete ah hum email to let me know :) Appreciated it.
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Lines lines and more lines. Had some trouble stitching this one. I spent too much time between shots due to a massive wave coming through and killing my reflection. It didn't want to match up trying to join it so I had to combine other shots into it till it was happy. The shots with the waves streaking across turned out quite well but it wasn't as good as the reflection come panoramic time... Then came the duty of straightening it all out. Almost gave up on this one.
6 Pictures, 5 exposures each.