The Palais Thermal is a spa in Bad Wildbad in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. The construction for the spa building was finished in 1847 and opened under the name of Graf-Eberhard-Bad.

Architecture

The "Wildbad" established not only the centuries-old bathing tradition in the Oberes Enztal which have been documented in Bad Wildbad since 1521, but also determined the location of the Graf-Eberhard-Bad in the last century. The well-known thermal springs have been used for bathing and curing since the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

. The original buildings were redesigned over many centuries to meet the social and cultural changes of the respective centuries. From the beginning of the 19th century, the desire for spa and bathing resorts arose in all of

Central Europe Central Europe is a geographical region of Europe between Eastern Europe, Eastern, Southern Europe, Southern, Western Europe, Western and Northern Europe, Northern Europe. Central Europe is known for its cultural diversity; however, countries in ...

due to the increasing economic potential, increasing mobility and the use of advertising. Nikolaus Friedrich von Thouret is the architect of the building as it is known today. The Graf-Eberhard-Bad und Badhotel was created as a ensemble between 1840 and 1847. The two-storey, compact building on the outside, despite the manifold connections, impresses with its clear symmetry and strict order on the inside. Since 1847, it was rebuilt several times and adapted to the prevailing taste. At the end of the 19th century, the Prince Baths, the central hall and the corridor zones were "orientalised". In the course of a further major renovation in 1896, the window panes on the ground floor with older decorations were replaced or supplemented by

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau ( ; ; ), Jugendstil and Sezessionstil in German, is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and ...

ornamental glazing. After five years of extensive renovations and conversions, the Graf-Eberhard-Bad was reopened in December 1995 as "Palais Thermal".

Photo gallery

File:Palais thermal aussenansicht.jpg, Fountain in front of the Palais Thermal File:Palais thermal bad.jpg, Oriental ornaments inside the Palais Thermal File:Bad Wildbad Palais Thermal detail.jpg, Arabesque as window detail File:Bad Wildbad - Kurplatz + Palais Thermal 01 ies.jpg File:Bad Wildbad + Palais Thermal (Panoramastraße) 01 ies.jpg, Moderner Anbau File:Bad Wildbad - Kernerstraße - Palais Thermal - Katherinenstift 03 ies.jpg, "Built under rule of Charles I of Württemberg in 1870"

References

{{Reflist

External links

Official website of Palais Thermal
Black Forest Spas Heritage sites in Baden-Württemberg Tourist attractions in Baden-Württemberg

Architecture

Photo gallery

See also

References

External links