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One of
the rooms in the Turkish Bath which was used
for massages (M4480.1998.31) |
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The large domed
'Frigidarium', or cooling room, was the coolest of the
suite of rooms. Its tiled floor was relaid in the 1880s
and rich paint schemes replaced the plain blue around
the cooling room's lower wall. It was decorated with
plants, and an early electric bulb cast a pink light
of 'eastern repose'. There were originally also three
other heated rooms, one of which now forms the adjoining
Medical Museum. The hottest was later divided to create
another room, in which the heat would rise to 200°F
(93°C)!
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