8,000,000 L (1,800,000 imp gal; 2,100,000 US gal) (baths' waters)[1]
Height
40 m (130 ft)[1]
History
Builder
Caracalla
Material
Marble, pozzolana, lime, tuff, basalt
Founded
probably 212-216/217 (212-216/217) AD
Abandoned
circa 537 (537) AD
Periods
Imperial
Site notes
Condition
in ruins
Public access
Limited
Architecture
Architectural styles
Ancient Roman
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name
Baths of Caracalla
Type
Cultural, artistic, historical, architectural, religious
Criteria
i, ii, iii, iv,
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The Baths of Caracalla (Italian: Terme di Caracalla) in Rome, Italy, were the city's second largest Roman public baths, or thermae, after the Baths of Diocletian. The baths were likely built between AD 212 (or 211) and 216/217, during the reigns of emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla.[2] They were in operation until the 530s and then fell into disuse and ruin.
Both during and since their operation as baths, they served as inspiration for many other notable buildings, ancient and modern, such as the Baths of Diocletian, the Basilica of Maxentius, the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City, Chicago Union Station and the Senate of Canada Building. Artworks recovered from the ruins include famous sculptures such as the Farnese Bull and the Farnese Hercules.
Today the Baths of Caracalla are a tourist attraction.
^ abDowson, Thomas (22 November 2012). "Going Underground at the Baths of Caracalla - Archaeology Travel". Archaeology Travel. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^Scarre, Chris (1999). Scarre, Chris (ed.). The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Monuments and How They Were Built (1st ed.). London: Thames & Hudson. p. 178. ISBN 9780500050965.
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