Thermae of Caracalla - Rome, Italia
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they were public baths of imperial Rome. They were built between 212 and 217 AD. C., under the government of the Emperor Caracalla.
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Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 08/24/2021
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"The infamous Caracalla (A.D. 188-217) was the emperor who extended Roman citizenship to all freemen in the empire—largely, it is held, to raise taxes for such projects as his wildly popular bath. In the many years of its greatness, the complex must have been staggering both in size and opulence: it originally accommodated some 1,600 bathers as well as other activities such as sports and theatricals. The underground vaulted facilities for servicing the calidarium (hot baths) and tepidarium (lukewarm baths) were incredibly complex. In semiruins today, the bath remains impressive, especially on summer evenings, when it is used for staging opera."
— from G.E. Kidder Smith. Looking at Architecture. p32.
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The central mass of the building measured 390 feet wide by 740 feet long. The largest room, the vaulted tepidarium, measured 82 by 170 feet. The inside height of the tepidarium has been estimated at 125 feet.
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