Makói Termál- és Gyógyfürdő, Thermal bath and spa in Makó, Hungary

Makói Termál- és Gyógyfürdő is a bath complex in central Makó whose largest section, opened in January 2012, was designed by Imre Makovecz. Its broad roof is formed of joined rounded domes clad in dark grey shingles, with a band of reddish-brown material above a white lower wall. A pointed white star-shaped spire rises at the centre, small glass domes sit along the main dome, and blue-tinted glass roof panels are set to the right. The symmetrical white entrance facade has three dark grey shingled roofs, arched windows with orange-brown frames, and a flight of steps to glass doors.

Warm mineral water was found here in 1956 after deep drilling, and a simple public pool was first built in a courtyard for local health needs. The spa grew slowly, then expanded after the change of political system, when leisure areas were added and Imre Makovecz designed most of the current buildings.

The bath's marketing name, Hagymatikum, refers to Makó's onion-growing fame, and the complex is billed as "the bath of baths". The Maros medicinal mud used in treatments since 1990 is one of only five recognised medicinal muds in Hungary, and its mineral, inorganic composition is described as unmatched in the country. It has been listed officially since 1961 and is applied to chronic musculoskeletal complaints, gynaecological inflammation, and skin and neurological conditions.

The complex sits in the city centre, with the entrance reached by a broad flight of steps up to glass doors; two white signs stand at the base of the steps. The 50-metre pool was converted into an Olympic swimming pool in 1994 and is covered with an air-supported tent in winter. The outdoor leisure pool with wave pool, wild water and geyser opened on 18 April 2002.

The 993-metre thermal well was first drilled in 1956 in the courtyard of the old district council building, the former town hall. Local people nicknamed the temporary pool there "néplavór", the people's pool. The water rises at 41 °C and is alkaline hydrogen carbonate. The Maros medicinal mud used since 1990 is one of only five recognised medicinal muds in Hungary.