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The new baths that were constructed during the Turkish period (1541–1686) served both bathing and medicinal purposes, and some of these are still in use to this day. Budapest gained its reputation as a city of spas in the 1920s, following the first realization of the economic potential of the thermal waters in drawing in visitors.
The Gellért Thermal Bath, also known as the Gellért Baths (Hungarian: Gellért gyógyfürdő [ˈɡɛlːeːrt ˈɟoːcfyrdøː]), is a bath complex in Budapest in Hungary. It is part of the famous Hotel Gellért in Buda .
This would later become the source of thermal water that would supply the spa. [1] During the planning phase from the 1880s, the bath had originally been referred to as the Artesian spa (Artézi fürdő), but when it opened on June 16, 1913, it was officially named Széchenyi spa (Széchenyi gyógyfürdő) after István Széchenyi.
A sight-seeing brochure claims the water can help to treat degenerative joint illnesses, chronic and sub-acute joint inflammations, vertebral disk problems, neuralgia and lack of calcium in the bone system. [2] The baths were commissioned by Sokollu Mustafa Pasha who was the governor (beylerbey) of Buda between 1566 and 1578. [1]
The Rác Thermal Bath, located in Budapest, Hungary, is an 8000-square metre bath and is renowned for its Turkish bath dating back to the 16th century, and its imperial pools and shower corridor built in the age of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
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