Roman Baths - Bath, England, UK
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cldisme
N 51° 22.875 W 002° 21.582
30U E 544560 N 5692417
Roman Baths were construct to harness the natural geothermal springs in the area nearly 2,000 years ago.
Waymark Code: WM45HH
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/10/2008
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The hot spring rises at a rate of 1,170,000 liters each day at 46.9C. The Romans used it to supply hot mineral waters to the Baths. Offerings to the goddess Solis Minerva were thrown into the Spring.
The temple was constructed in 60–70 AD and the bathing complex was gradually built up over the next 300 years.
The Romans enclosed the Spring in the late Roman period by driving oak piles to provide a stable foundation into the mud and surrounded the spring with an irregular stone chamber lined with lead. In the second century it was enclosed within a wooden barrel-vaulted building.
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.
Admission Fee: £10.50 for Adults (£11.00 in July and August) and £6.80 for Children
Opening days/times:
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (exact hours vary depending on the season)
Web Site: [Web Link]
Condition: Partly intact or reconstructed
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