A ONCE PROSPEROUS ART NOUVEAU BATH IN BUDAPEST: Constructions of the Hungaria Bath

Abstract

A dereliet, dilapidated Art Nonveau bath in Budapest in now reminiscent alone of a one-time bath complex extended over half a block by the turn of the century. The construction history of the Hungaria Bath is described from the first bath house to the »metropolitan bath« combining public bath, exclusive steam bath, hydrotherapic institute and swimming pool, followed by decline in the twenties until liquidation.