A visit to the Roman Baths in Bath, England
The Romans came here when they invaded England because of the hot springs that bubble up from the earth. The local people, the food is had spiritual significance, and when the Romans came, they felt the same and dedicated this page Minerva, the goddess of wisdom. Despite on the edge of the border to be, the town grew into an important religious and cultural center has become. People came from all over to Minerva and get to pray the bathrooms, which they had thought special healing powers.
After the Roman Empire fell apart, so did the Baths of Bath. Over the centuries, broke the Roman structure and the city was built over it. Medieval guide their own bathrooms finally built and pilgrims came to the hot springs, to be healed of various diseases. Time and building hid the original Roman structure, a new spa was built in the area, and life went on in the bathroom.
In the early 19th century, the owner of the house to the original baths hired a crew to find the source of water leaks and stumbled upon the old structure. Subsequent digging showed the whole area, and soon excavations were underway to bring this historical treasure to light. Today, most of the structure was excavated, although the archaeologists suspect there are a few other buildings in the area.
The ancient Roman Baths are inspirational. Since the city is built on it, enter from the street, where a terrace is down can look in the bathrooms, which are more than six feet underground. The preservation techniques are employed here excellent, and this is one of the best preserved Roman sites I have ever seen.
The audio tour is narrated by the famous travel writer Bill Bryson, are an amazing amount of details and information. The displays have to explain a wonderful job, the story of the bath, the Roman occupation, the meaning behind all the artifacts and the excavation process. I hate to always walk to historical sites with questions, but Bath displays and audio tour are so complete that I had none.
I am always of the Roman art enthusiastic, especially their sewer and aqueduct. It is amazing that a people in so many ways could primitive to build pipelines, heating and sewage systems that were so complex. The history geek in me finds it fascinating.
The charm of the city is not only the Roman baths, though, but also the historic abbey where famous philosopher Thomas Malthus is buried. In addition, the city is beautiful, and most of the buildings are as they appeared a few centuries ago. I do not know what style they built, but if I had to guess, I would say "pretty."
One of the real highlights for me was the river in the city. Parks lining the River Avon, and people living room with picnics like the famous Pulteney Bridge overlooking a small waterfall in the river. The bridge is covered with shops and reminded me of the covered bridges in Florence.
Salisbury is still the most beautiful city I have seen in England, but Bath is a close runner-up.
in the whole of England, stopped me people say: "Oh, you'll love Bath It's really nice.." They were right. The only thing I did was not my camera battery halfway through my journey as dying, and let me not far from all the pictures that I had taken. Bath is a real gem.
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