Széchenyi thermal bath
Széchenyi thermal bath, Thermal bath complex in City Park, Budapest, Hungary.
Széchenyi thermal bath is a spa complex in City Park, Budapest, featuring 18 pools spread across indoor and outdoor areas with water temperatures between 18 and 38 degrees Celsius. The large facility combines Neo-baroque and Renaissance Revival architectural styles with gilded details and statues adorning the facade.
Architect Győző Czigler designed this facility in 1913 after engineer Vilmos Zsigmondi discovered thermal springs beneath City Park. Expansions during the 20th century added more pools and facilities, making it one of the largest thermal bath complexes in Europe.
The complex takes its name from politician István Széchenyi and represents centuries of Hungarian spa culture centered on mineral water drawn from deep underground sources. Locals use the pools year-round for swimming or play chess on floating boards in the warm water.
Visitors can book tickets in advance and rent towels, swimwear, or private cabins on site. Separate areas with saunas and steam rooms are located in the indoor halls and accessed through corridors.
Two natural thermal springs feed roughly 6 million liters of water daily into the complex with constant outlet temperatures of 74 and 77 degrees Celsius. The outdoor pools remain open even in winter and produce thick steam when cold air meets the hot water.
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