public baths

  • Roman Baths Bath, England 60-70 CE

    Dedicated to the Celtic-Roman goddess Sulis Minerva, these ancient Roman baths are still fed by a sacred hot spring. The site museum displays excavations and artifacts from the baths and temple.

  • Cross Bath Bath, England 1783-84

    Originally built in medieval times, the current Cross Bath was constructed in 1783–84, with some later modifications. It is once again open to public bathing in the sacred hot springs of Aquae Sulis, as part of Thermae Bath Spa.

  • King's Bath Bath, United Kingdom mostly 12th cent. and 17th cent.

    The King's Bath was first built in the 10-12th centuries, but most of what is visible today dates from the 17th century. Originally owned by the monks of Bath Abbey, it received its current name during the Dissolution of Monasteries.

  • Gallo-Roman Baths Paris, France

    Now part of the National Museum of the Middle Ages (Cluny Museum), these ancient Roman baths in the heart of Paris date from the 1st through 3rd centuries and are exceptionally well preserved.

  • Roman Baths Nimes, France

    The "Roman baths" of Nîmes, now part of the beautifully landscaped Jardins de la Fontaine, refers to the waters of an ancient spring that was surrounded by Roman sacred buildings in the 1st and 2nd century CE. Mareschal.