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Trinkhalle Baden-Baden
The Trinkhalle (pump house) in the Kurhaus (Baden-Baden), Kurhaus spa complex in Baden-Baden, GermanyGoethezeitportal: was built 1839–42 by Heinrich Hübsch in a complementary architectural style as the spa's main building. The 90-metre arcade is lined with frescos and benches. The spa waters are said to have curative powers.Schulte-Peeversp. 433./ref> Motifs of the frescos The frescoes by Jakob Götzenberger are listed in the order from left (south) to right (north). Image title and text come from the board that is attached under the respective image. Notes References * MacLachlan, Gordon. (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Germany.''New York: Rough Guides. * Schulte-Peevers, Andrea, Anthony Haywood, Jeremy Gray, Sarah Johnstone and Daniel Robinson. (2007) ''Germany.''Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet. External links Baden-Baden official website Buildings and structures in Baden-Baden Buildings and structures completed in 1842 Heritage sites in Baden-Württemberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden-Baden 10-2015 Img41 Pump House
Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the states of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos (river), Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Rhine, the border with France, and forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) north-east of Strasbourg, France. In 2021, the town became part of the transnational World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe", because of its famous spas and architecture that exemplifies the popularity of spa towns in Europe in the 18th through 20th centuries. Name The springs at Baden-Baden were known to the Roman Empire, Romans as "" ("The Waters") and "" ("Aurelia (name), Aurelia-of-the-Waters") after M. Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus. In modern German, "" is a noun meaning "bathing", but "Baden", the original name of the town, derives from an earlier plural, plural form of ' (Bathing, "bath"). (Modern Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
