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The Lukács Thermal Bath ( hu, Szt. Lukács gyógyfürdő) is a historic indoor/outdoor
Thermal baths have been used at this location since at least the 12th century (by the Lukács Thermal Bath
/ref> The Császár Thermal Bath is the oldest continually operating thermal bath in Budapest, and was originally built by Szokoli Mustafa. It was redesigned in 1844 by
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, termál részleg, 40 °C fokos medence.jpg, 40 °C
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, termál részleg, 36 ℃ fokos medence, 3.jpg, 36 ℃
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, termál részleg, 32 °C fokos medence, 2.jpg, 32 °C
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, termál részleg, gőzkabin, 2.jpg, Steam room
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, termál részleg, száraz szauna, 2.jpg, Dry sauna
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, török masszázs, 10.jpg, Turkish massage
The hot spring water is rich in calcium hyrodgencarbonate, calcium hydrogensulfite, and magnesium hydrogencarbonate and magnesium hydrogensulphate;
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, 22-24 ℃ fokos medence, 10.jpg, Men's swimming pool (22-24 °C)
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, 26 ℃ fokos medence, 10.jpg, Women's swimming pool (26 °C)
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, úszómedencék, 7.jpg, Swimming pools
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, élménymedence, 40.jpg, Leisure pool (33 °C)
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, Kneipp medence, 3.jpg, Kneipp pool
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, wellness részleg, finn szauna.jpg, Finnish sauna
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, sófal, 2.jpg, Salt wall
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, wellness részleg, merülőmedence, 3.jpg, Cooling pool
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, wellness részleg, súlyfürdő medence, 3.jpg, Weight treatment
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, szaunavilág, program szauna.jpg, Finnish sauna
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, szaunavilág, gőzkabin, 3.jpg, Steam room
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, szaunavilág, naturista szauna.jpg, Nudist sauna
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, szaunavilág, infra szauna.jpg, Infra sauna
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, szaunavilág, sókristály szauna, 8.jpg, Salt sauna
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, szaunavilág, tepidárium, 4.jpg, Igloo
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, galéria, 3.jpg,
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File:Lukács fürdő emlék tábla ThT.JPG, Foundation article
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, régi kapcsolószekrények.jpg, Old switch boxes
File:Budapest, Lukács fürdő, régi értékmegőrző.jpg, Old safe boxes
Lukács Thermal Bath
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The Lukács Thermal Bath ( hu, Szt. Lukács gyógyfürdő) is a historic indoor/outdoor thermal bath
A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as balneoth ...
spa in Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
, heated by natural hot springs. All pools and four saunas can be used by all guests except for the optional area of the sauna world, which contains five more saunas
A sauna (, ), or sudatory, is a small room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions, or an establishment with one or more of these facilities. The steam and high heat make the bathers perspire. A thermometer in a ...
, ice cooling pool, igloo and heated roman bench.
There are also sauna nights on Fridays from 20:00 to 02:00.
History
Thermal baths have been used at this location since at least the 12th century (by the Knights Hospitallers
The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headq ...
), and as part of the interior there is a wall that is a remainder of a former Ottoman powder mill
A powder mill was a mill where gunpowder is made from sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal.
Milling steps
Crude grinding and mixing operations such as the Frankford Powder-Mill of Philadelphia were a cottage industry until the industrial revolution ...
(the Császár mill) which used the hot spring water as a source of power.
The first spa hotel was completed in the 1880s, and named for Saint Luke. This spa was expanded with a drinking-water hall constructed in 1937, and in 1979 a health clinic was added./ref> The Császár Thermal Bath is the oldest continually operating thermal bath in Budapest, and was originally built by Szokoli Mustafa. It was redesigned in 1844 by
József Hild
József Hild (born Josef Hild, 8 December 1789 – 6 March 1867) was a Hungarian-German architect.Hild József
, and is now part of the National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy.
Facilities
Thermal section
*Three thermal pools, with temperatures of , and temperatures, and a cooling pool with *A dry sauna and a steam room *Massagechloride
The chloride ion is the anion (negatively charged ion) Cl−. It is formed when the element chlorine (a halogen) gains an electron or when a compound such as hydrogen chloride is dissolved in water or other polar solvents. Chloride sa ...
; and also contain sodium
Sodium is a chemical element with the symbol Na (from Latin ''natrium'') and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal. Sodium is an alkali metal, being in group 1 of the periodic table. Its only stable ...
and a substantial content of fluoride ions.
Swimming section
*Two swimming pools with temperatures of andWellness section
*Leisure pool with temperature (mixed with thermal and normal water) *Finnish sauna and herbal sauna *Kneipp pool *Salt wall (decoration) *Cooling pool *Rental and inner cassa *Canteen *Lounge *Gymnastic pool *Weight treatment (doctor receipt) *Mud treatment (doctor receipt) *MassageSauna world
In this section, people are to wear sauna sheets instead of their swimwear. *Finnish (program) sauna *Steam room *Nudist sauna *Infra sauna *Salt sauna *Ice cooling pool *Heated roman bench *IglooTub section
*Private bath *Massage *Tub treatments (doctor receipt)Gallery
*Exhibition of paintings and photographyEvent room
Hospital
At floor number 2, there is a hospital for customised treatments.References
External links
Lukács Thermal Bath
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