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Victorian Turkish Baths
The Victorian Turkish bath is a type of bath in which the bather sweats freely in hot dry air, is then washed, often massaged, and has a cold wash or shower. It can also mean, especially when used in the plural, an establishment where such a bath is available. Hot-air baths of the same type, built after Victorian era, Queen Victoria's reign (1837–1901), are known as ''Victorian-style Turkish baths'', and are also covered in this article. The Victorian Turkish bath became popular during the latter third of the queen's reign, and retained this popularity during the Edwardian era, Edwardian years (1901–1914), first as a therapy and a means of personal cleansing, and then as a place for relaxation and enjoyment. It was very soon copied in several parts of the British Empire, in the United States of America, and in some western European countries. Victorian Turkish baths were opened as small commercial businesses, and later by those local authorities that saw them as being permitte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Hammam Cooling-room
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intellig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Urquhart (1805-1877)
David Urquhart Jr. (1 July 180516 May 1877) was a Scottish diplomat, writer and politician, serving as a Member of Parliament from 1847 to 1852. He also was an early promoter of the Turkish bath in the United Kingdom. Early life Urquhart was born at Braelangwell, Cromarty, Scotland. He was the second son of Margaret Hunter and David Urquhart. His father died while he was a boy. Urquhart was educated, under the supervision of his widowed mother in France, Switzerland, and Spain. Jeremy Bentham assisted with Urquhart's education. He returned to Britain in 1821 and spent a gap year learning to farm and working at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. In 1822, he attended St John's College, Oxford. However, he left before completing college because of his poor health and, instead traveled to eastern Europe. He never completed his classics degree as his mother's finances failed. Career Greece and Turkey In 1827, Urquhart joined the nationalist cause and fought in the Greek War of Independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Hammam Card
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intellige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bains Turcs, 18 Rue Des Mathurins, Paris 9e
Bains may refer to: Places *Bains, Haute-Loire, a commune in France *Bains, Louisiana, US, an unincorporated area in West Feliciana Parish People with the surname Bains *Hardial Bains (1939–1997), founder of the Communist Party of Canada *Harry Bains (born 1951/2), Canadian politician *Jazzy B (born 1975), Indian Punjabi singer and actor *Naiktha Bains (born 1997), Australian tennis player *Navdeep Bains (born 1977), Canadian politician * Rikki Bains (born 1988), English footballer *Sat Bains (born 1971), English restaurateur *Surjit Bindrakhia (Surjit Singh Bains, 1962–2003), Indian Punjabi singer Other *Bain's Cape Mountain Whisky See also *Les-bains (other) *Bain (other) *Baine (other) *Baines, a surname *Banes (other) Banes can refer to: People *Joey Banes (born 1967), American football player *Lisa Banes (1955–2021), American actress *Matthew Banes (born 1979), English cricketer *Maverick Banes (born 1992), Australian tennis pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advert Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a product or service. Advertising aims to put a product or service in the spotlight in hopes of drawing it attention from consumers. It is typically used to promote a specific good or service, but there are wide range of uses, the most common being the commercial advertisement. Commercial advertisements often seek to generate increased consumption of their products or services through "branding", which associates a product name or image with certain qualities in the minds of consumers. On the other hand, ads that intend to elicit an immediate sale are known as direct-response advertising. Non-commercial entities that advertise more than consumer products or services include political parties, interest groups, religious organizations and governmental agencies. Non-profit organizations may use free modes of persuasion, such as a public service announcement. Advertising may also help to reassure employees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunedin Ontago Sanitarium
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The city has a rich Scottish, Chinese and Māori heritage. With an estimated population of as of , Dunedin is both New Zealand's seventh-most populous metro and urban area. For historic, cultural and geographic reasons the city has long been considered one of New Zealand's four main centres. The urban area of Dunedin lies on the central-eastern coast of Otago, surrounding the head of Otago Harbour, and the harbour and hills around Dunedin are the remnants of an extinct volcano. The city suburbs extend out into the surrounding valleys and hills, onto the isthmus of the Otago Peninsula, and along the shores of the Otago Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. Archaeological evidence points to lengthy occupation of the area by Māori prior to the arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bligh Street Cooling Room
Bligh may refer to: Surname * Anna Bligh (born 1960), Australian politician * George Miller Bligh (1780–1834), British naval officer, son of Richard Rodney Bligh * Jasmine Bligh (1913–1991), British television presenter * Richard Bligh (1780–1838), British barrister * Richard Rodney Bligh (1737–1821), British naval officer * Thomas Bligh (1685–1775), British army general * Thomas Bligh (1654–1710), (1654–1710) Irish politician * William Bligh (1754–1817), British naval officer whose command of the HMS ''Bounty'' was challenged by 1789 mutiny Members of the family of the Earl of Darnley, an English aristocratic family associated with cricket in Kent: * John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley (1687–1728), son of Thomas Bligh (1654–1710) * Edward Bligh, 2nd Earl of Darnley (1715–1747), peer * John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley (1719–1781), parliamentarian * John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley (1767–1831), peer and cricketer * General Edward Bligh (1769–1840), soldier, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensational Passage
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Sensational may refer to: * Sensational (Yung Gravy album), 2019 * Sensational (Michelle Gayle album), 1997 * Sensational (Erika de Casier album), 2021 * Sensational (horse) (1974–2000), US racehorse * Sensational (musician) (b. 1974), Guyanese-American hip hop artist * "Sensational", a song by English singer Robbie Williams, from his 2016 album ''The Heavy Entertainment Show'' See also * Sensationalism In journalism and mass media, sensationalism is a type of editorial tactic. Events and topics in news stories are selected and worded to excite the greatest number of readers and viewers. This style of news reporting encourages Media bias, biased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portobello Cool Room
Portobello, Porto Bello, Porto Belo, Portabello, or Portabella may refer to: Places Brazil * Porto Belo Ireland * Portobello, Dublin * Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin formerly ''Portobello Barracks'' New Zealand * Portobello, New Zealand, on Otago Peninsula * Portobello Bay, on Otago Peninsula near the town of Portobello * Portobello Peninsula, a spur of Otago Peninsula Panama * Portobelo, Colón United Kingdom * Portobello, Edinburgh * Portobello Road, London * Portobello, an area south-east of Birtley * Portobello, West Midlands * Portobello, a housing estate in Wakefield, West Yorkshire United States * Portabello Estate, Corona Del Mar, California; previously owned by American businessman Frank Pritt * Porto Bello (Drayden, Maryland) * Porto Bello (Williamsburg, Virginia) Other uses * Porto Bello (Caribbean), a fictional British colony in the ''Long John Silver'' film and ''The Adventures of Long John Silver'' TV series * Portobello mushroom * ''Portobello'' (novel), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie (, ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history. He became a leading philanthropist in the United States, Great Britain, and the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away around $350 million (roughly $ billion in ), almost 90 percent of his fortune, to charities, foundations and universities. His 1889 article proclaiming "The Gospel of Wealth" called on the rich to use their wealth to improve society, expressed support for progressive taxation and an estate tax, and stimulated a wave of philanthropy. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and emigrated to Pittsburgh with his parents in 1848 at age 12. Carnegie started work as a telegrapher, and by the 1860s had investments in railroads, railroad sleeping cars, bridges, and oil derricks. He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunfermline Cooling-room
Dunfermline (; sco, Dunfaurlin, gd, Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish and former Royal Burgh, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The city currently has an estimated population of 58,508. According to the National Records of Scotland, the Greater Dunfermline area has a population of 76,210. The earliest known settlements in the area around Dunfermline probably date as far back as the Neolithic period. The area was not regionally significant until at least the Bronze Age. The town was first recorded in the 11th century, with the marriage of Malcolm III, King of Scots, and Saint Margaret at the church in Dunfermline. As his Queen consort, Margaret established a new church dedicated to the Holy Trinity, which evolved into an Abbey under their son, David I in 1128. During the reign of Alexander I, the church – later to be known as Dunfermline Abbey – was firmly established as a prosperous royal mausoleum for the Scottish Crown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
