Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Bath in England is famous for three things: its elegant Georgian row houses, its cathedral and its, well, baths.
Countryside view approaching Bath | |
View of the outskirts of Bath |
Model of the bath complex as it was in Roman times. | |
Roman stonework | |
A mosaic floor | |
Part of the water conduit system. | |
Foundations of the calidarium (hot room). Fires under the floor kept it hot. | |
Lead pipe |
Above: medieval cathedrals often incorporated elements of whimsy. On either side of the main window are ladders with souls climbing to heaven.
Left and below: fan vaulting was a means of creating a large open space by carrying loads to the side columns. This is as beautiful as it gets. |
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Between Bath and Cardiff.
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Created 3 July 1998, Last Update 03 June 2020