Les bains turcs, next to La Sous-Préfecture,
Dunkerque
(Dunkirk), France
< Postcard, published by Phono-Photo, Tournai, France
Les Bains Dunkerquois, as they were when opened
< Photo: Shifrin
Corner of the remains of the Turkish baths, in 2005, its minarets, dome and chimney removed, and its once magnificent exterior becoming increasingly defaced and destroyed.
< Photo: Shifrin
One of two lions still guarding the bricked-up remains of the entrance to the baths in 2005
< Photo: Shifrin
Bricked-up entrance to the baths plant room in 2005
The postcard is from the collection of the Victorian Turkish Baths Project
This page enlarges an image or adds to the information found below:
The Turkish bath as a facility
Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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