Király Baths
Király Bath or Király fürdő was a thermal bath that was first built in Hungary in the second half of the sixteenth century, during the time of Ottoman rule. The bath and its neighborhood then became part of the consolidated city of Budapest.
It retained many of the key elements of a Turkish bath, exemplified by its Turkish dome and octagonal pool. It is located at the corner of Fő utca and Ganz utca. Its address and entrance was Fő utca 82-84 while the exterior of the bath proper is on Ganz utca (domed stone structure).
Components of thermal water included sodium, calcium, magnesium bicarbonate, sulphate-chloride and a significant amount of fluoride ion. The water temperature in the four different pools varied between 26 and 40 °C.[1]
The Király Baths have been closed since 15 March 2020.[2] The place is supposedly undergoing renovation and is remaining closed until works are completed.[3]
Notes
- "Baths in Budapest - guidelines for students", Budapest Corner, archived from the original on 3 March 2016, retrieved 14 December 2010
- "Király Thermal Bath". Budapest Spas. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- "Király Baths Budapest". Budapest Baths. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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