The 'Arab Baths' in Gerona, Spain
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The so-called Arab Baths in Gerona, Spain. Built, c.1195, on the site of baths earlier demolished by the French. A corner of the caldarium, the pavement of which lies above a hypocaust, part of which is now visible.
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Hot-air bathing before the Victorian Turkish bath
Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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