Bad, Art Nouveau public bath in Coburg, Germany
The Ernst-Alexandrinen-Volksbad was a public bathing facility in Coburg with Art Nouveau design features. The surviving entrance structure displays decorative stonework and classical architectural details from its opening year in 1907.
The facility was built in 1907 on the initiative of Duchess Alexandrine for the local population. The main swimming hall was demolished in 1977, but the entrance building survived with its original features intact.
The facility served as a social meeting place where people from different backgrounds gathered for bathing and leisure. It reflected a shift toward public health and shared community spaces in Bavaria.
The surviving entrance building at Alfred-Sauerteig-Anlage 1 now serves as the municipal audit office. You can view the facade and entrance details from outside, though the interior is not open to the public.
Within a few years of opening, the bath attracted more than 180,000 visitors annually by 1914. This popularity reveals how much the population valued access to such modern facilities.
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