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Public baths originated from a communal need for cleanliness. Often the term public is misleading to some people, as they will have restrictions based upon who can use the facility (Elite members of the culture, men only, religious only. As societies advance, public baths often disappear as private washing stations become possible, or they become incorporated into the social system and now are 'meeting places'.
In the late 1790's ritual, and elite baths were available, but it wasnt until the mid 1800's that Englands first true public bath house was opened (in Liverpool). This was individual (washing), or men's only (swimming) however, and it wasn't until 1914 that family bathing was allowed.
http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.1444
The introduction of bath houses into British culture was a response to public's desire for increased sanitary conditions, and by 1915 most towns in the country had at least one
http://shm.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/63
See Gay Bathhouse. In many western nations the concept of the public bathing is no longer socially acceptable, and the Gay community has taken over the facilities or the concept.
In ''The Book of the Bath'', Françoise de Bonneville wrote, "The history of public baths begins in Greece in the sixth century B.C.," where men and women washed in basins near places of exercise, physical and intellectual. Later gymnasia had indoor basins set overhead, the open maws of marble lions offering showers, and circular pools with tiers of steps for lounging. Bathing was ritualized, becoming an art -- of cleansing sands, hot water, hot air in dark vaulted "vapor baths," a cooling plunge, a rubdown with aromatic oils. Cities all over Ancient Greece honored sites where "young ephebes stood and splashed water over their bodies."
The first public thermae of 19 BC had a rotunda 25 meters across, circled by small rooms, set in a park with artificial river and pool. By 300 AD the Baths of Diocletian would cover 1.5 million square feet (140,000 m²), its soaring granite and porphry sheltering 3,000 bathers a day. Roman baths became "something like a cross between an aquacentre and a theme park," with pools, game rooms, gardens, even libraries and theatres. One of the most famous public bath sites is Aquae Sulis in Bath, England.
Main articles: Turkish bath
During the Ottoman Empire, public baths, inherited from the Byzantine Empire, were widely used. The baths had both a religious and popular origin deriving from the Qur'an (ablution ritual) and the use of steamrooms by the Turks.
In Japan, nude communal bathing for men, women, and children at the local unisex public bath, or sento, was a daily fact of life until the mid-1800s and an increase in Western influence.
In contemporary times, many administrative regions require public baths to have separate facilities for males and females. Public baths using water from ''onsen'', hot springs, are particularly popular.
★ Gymnasium (ancient Greece) - Ancient Greece
★ Esalen - USA
★ Thermae - Roman
★ Banya - Russian
★ Sweat lodge - Native American
★
★ Sauna Finnish
★ Hammam - Turkish
★ Onsen & Sento - Japanese
★ Ancient Roman bathing
★ Bathing
★ Gay bathhouse
★ Steam Shower
★ Skinny Dip
★ Swiss Indoor and Open-Air Swimming Pool Guide - Directory and Description of Swiss Public Swimming Pools
| Contents |
| Overall |
| Cultures and Countries |
| England |
| Gay |
| Greece, Ancient |
| Rome, Ancient |
| Ottoman Empire, Ancient |
| Japan, Ancient |
| Japan |
| Famous Baths |
| Public Baths in Different Cultures |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Overall
Public baths originated from a communal need for cleanliness. Often the term public is misleading to some people, as they will have restrictions based upon who can use the facility (Elite members of the culture, men only, religious only. As societies advance, public baths often disappear as private washing stations become possible, or they become incorporated into the social system and now are 'meeting places'.
Cultures and Countries
England
In the late 1790's ritual, and elite baths were available, but it wasnt until the mid 1800's that Englands first true public bath house was opened (in Liverpool). This was individual (washing), or men's only (swimming) however, and it wasn't until 1914 that family bathing was allowed.
http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.1444
The introduction of bath houses into British culture was a response to public's desire for increased sanitary conditions, and by 1915 most towns in the country had at least one
http://shm.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/63
Gay
See Gay Bathhouse. In many western nations the concept of the public bathing is no longer socially acceptable, and the Gay community has taken over the facilities or the concept.
Greece, Ancient
In ''The Book of the Bath'', Françoise de Bonneville wrote, "The history of public baths begins in Greece in the sixth century B.C.," where men and women washed in basins near places of exercise, physical and intellectual. Later gymnasia had indoor basins set overhead, the open maws of marble lions offering showers, and circular pools with tiers of steps for lounging. Bathing was ritualized, becoming an art -- of cleansing sands, hot water, hot air in dark vaulted "vapor baths," a cooling plunge, a rubdown with aromatic oils. Cities all over Ancient Greece honored sites where "young ephebes stood and splashed water over their bodies."
Rome, Ancient
The first public thermae of 19 BC had a rotunda 25 meters across, circled by small rooms, set in a park with artificial river and pool. By 300 AD the Baths of Diocletian would cover 1.5 million square feet (140,000 m²), its soaring granite and porphry sheltering 3,000 bathers a day. Roman baths became "something like a cross between an aquacentre and a theme park," with pools, game rooms, gardens, even libraries and theatres. One of the most famous public bath sites is Aquae Sulis in Bath, England.
Ottoman Empire, Ancient
Main articles: Turkish bath
During the Ottoman Empire, public baths, inherited from the Byzantine Empire, were widely used. The baths had both a religious and popular origin deriving from the Qur'an (ablution ritual) and the use of steamrooms by the Turks.
Japan, Ancient
In Japan, nude communal bathing for men, women, and children at the local unisex public bath, or sento, was a daily fact of life until the mid-1800s and an increase in Western influence.
Japan
In contemporary times, many administrative regions require public baths to have separate facilities for males and females. Public baths using water from ''onsen'', hot springs, are particularly popular.
Famous Baths
★ Gymnasium (ancient Greece) - Ancient Greece
★ Esalen - USA
Public Baths in Different Cultures
★ Thermae - Roman
★ Banya - Russian
★ Sweat lodge - Native American
★
★ Sauna Finnish
★ Hammam - Turkish
★ Onsen & Sento - Japanese
See also
★ Ancient Roman bathing
★ Bathing
★ Gay bathhouse
★ Steam Shower
★ Skinny Dip
References
External links
★ Swiss Indoor and Open-Air Swimming Pool Guide - Directory and Description of Swiss Public Swimming Pools
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