Caracalla thermal baths
The Caracalla-Therme (own spelling Caracalla Therme ) is a thermal bath in Baden-Baden . It is named after the Roman emperor Caracalla , who around 200 AD had the Roman bathing and spa facilities built at the thermal springs expanded. The Caracalla-Therme gets its water from the Friedrichstollen .
location
The Caracalla-Therme is located in Baden-Baden's spa district on the edge of the old town in the park of the Rotenbachtal and east of the historic Friedrichsbad . The Acura Rheumatism Center Baden-Baden is located in the east . The hospital church is at the entrance .
history
In the course of a large-scale redesign of the Baden-Baden spa district, the Augustabad neighboring Friedrichsbad was demolished at the beginning of the 1960s . Northeast of it was built from 1963 to 1966, designed by Rolf E. Weber as a therapy center , the New Augustabad , a seven-storey reinforced concrete cube-frame construction with glass facade and indoor swimming pool on the top floor. The New Augustabad was not well received by the public. In the 1970s, the spa and spa administration undertook various plans for a new thermal bath that could compete with current leisure pools. For example, the demolition of the neighboring old district office and the construction of a spacious pool area behind it were planned for a time. The solution, commissioned in 1981 and implemented from 1983 to 1985 according to plans by the Freiburg architect Hans-Dieter Hecker, integrates the construction of the New Augustabade, the top floors of which were dismantled. In addition, a bathing hall was built as a round building supported by white reinforced concrete columns with an attached round outdoor pool and open lounging area.
Facilities and use
As a wellness facility, the Caracalla thermal baths are primarily aimed at leisure visitors , although the health benefits of a stay in the thermal baths and medical indications are also mentioned. Aqua aerobics are offered. Children under 7 years of age are not allowed to enter the thermal baths, from 7 to 14 years of age only when accompanied by an adult.
It has about 900 m² of water on two floors in several thermal water outdoor and indoor pools with different temperature levels. There is also a lazy river, bubble banks and massage jets in the thermal pools, hot whirlpools , solariums and fitness studios, as well as a textile-free sauna area . Steam baths can be found in the “textile” and “textile-free area”. In spring 2009, the thermal baths were expanded to include a wellness area.
There is a small catering area within the bathroom . Outside of the thermal baths, still in the building, there is a childcare offer for children from 1 ½ years.
literature
- Ulrich Coenen: Baden in Baden-Baden: From the Roman facilities to the modern Caracallatherme. In: The Ortenau . Publications of the Historical Association for Central Baden. 81 (2001), pp. 189-228 ( online ).
- Ulrich Coenen: From Aquae to Baden-Baden - The building history of the city and its contribution to the development of spa architecture . Verlag Mainz, Aachen 2008, ISBN 978-3-8107-0023-0 .
- Werner Käß, Hanna Käß (ed.): German bath book. Description of 163 state-certified spas in Germany. Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-510-65241-9 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ulrich Coenen: From Aquae to Baden-Baden. The building history of the city and its contribution to the development of the spa architecture . Publishing house Mainz, Aachen 2008, p. 596-604 .
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Coordinates: 48 ° 45 ′ 49.4 " N , 8 ° 14 ′ 42.3" E