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VISIT TO BATH
Saturday, the Genzano group went to Bath. It is an elegant city of United Kingdom which is in Somerset and it is very famous as a thermal centre and it is the principal location for natural baths in United Kingdom. In the morning, we visited the Roman Baths Museum and the Pump Room. The first shrine at the site of the hot springs was built by the Celts, and was dedicated to the goddess Sulis, whom the Romans identified with Minerva; however, the name Sulis continued to be used after the Roman invasion, leading to the town's Roman name of Aquae Sulis (literally, "the waters of Sulis"). After the Roman withdrawal in the first decade of the fifth century, these " waters" fell into disrepair and were eventually lost due to silting up. The hot waters, thought to be medicinal, were used through the Middle Ages and redeveloped in the eighteenth century, housed in buildings by two architects named John Wood, father and son. Visitors drank the waters in the Pump Room, a neo-classical salon which remains in use, both for taking the waters and for social functions. Victorian expansion of the baths complex followed the neo-classical tradition established by the Woods. The Roman complex, rediscovered in th
e late nineteenth century and reopened to the public in 1897, as well as being a major archaeological find, has become one of the city's main tourist attractions, in multi- media presentation. Of Bath's notable buildings, Bath Abbey is one of the most striking. The Abbey was originally a Norman cathedral which later was rebuilt in gothic-style in the XVII century. Bath gives the opportunity to relax in its splendid parks. Many guys spent the afternoon in the Parade Gardens, a beautiful place!!! Other people went shopping and they admired many nice shops in the Bath's streets. It was a great day which we'll never forget!!!
Saturday, the Genzano group went to Bath. It is an elegant city of United Kingdom which is in Somerset and it is very famous as a thermal centre and it is the principal location for natural baths in United Kingdom. In the morning, we visited the Roman Baths Museum and the Pump Room. The first shrine at the site of the hot springs was built by the Celts, and was dedicated to the goddess Sulis, whom the Romans identified with Minerva; however, the name Sulis continued to be used after the Roman invasion, leading to the town's Roman name of Aquae Sulis (literally, "the waters of Sulis"). After the Roman withdrawal in the first decade of the fifth century, these " waters" fell into disrepair and were eventually lost due to silting up. The hot waters, thought to be medicinal, were used through the Middle Ages and redeveloped in the eighteenth century, housed in buildings by two architects named John Wood, father and son. Visitors drank the waters in the Pump Room, a neo-classical salon which remains in use, both for taking the waters and for social functions. Victorian expansion of the baths complex followed the neo-classical tradition established by the Woods. The Roman complex, rediscovered in th
e late nineteenth century and reopened to the public in 1897, as well as being a major archaeological find, has become one of the city's main tourist attractions, in multi- media presentation. Of Bath's notable buildings, Bath Abbey is one of the most striking. The Abbey was originally a Norman cathedral which later was rebuilt in gothic-style in the XVII century. Bath gives the opportunity to relax in its splendid parks. Many guys spent the afternoon in the Parade Gardens, a beautiful place!!! Other people went shopping and they admired many nice shops in the Bath's streets. It was a great day which we'll never forget!!!
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