Bath: Roman Baths, Georgian Crescents, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The hot springs made Bath. The only naturally occurring hot springs in Britain, pushing water at 46 degrees Celsius through a geological fault, attracted the Romans who built the Great Bath complex around AD 70. The temple to Sulis Minerva and the bathing complex were among the most elaborate in Roman Britain. The baths, excavated in the nineteenth century, remain the finest Roman remains in the country.
Georgian Bath was built on a different kind of speculation. John Wood the Elder and his son John Wood the Younger designed the Circus and the Royal Crescent between the 1750s and 1770s. The Royal Crescent, a sweeping arc of thirty houses faced in Bath stone, is one of the most iconic pieces of architecture in Britain. Pulteney Bridge, designed by Robert Adam and lined with shops on both sides, crosses the Avon in a style that invites comparison with the Ponte Vecchio. The entire city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, designated in 1987.
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The hot springs made Bath. The only naturally occurring hot springs in Britain, pushing water at 46 degrees Celsius through a geological fault, attracted the Romans who built the Great Bath complex around AD 70. The temple to Sulis Minerva and the bathing complex were among the most elaborate in Roman Britain. The baths, excavated in the nineteenth century, remain the finest Roman remains in the country.
Georgian Bath was built on a different kind of speculation. John Wood the Elder and his son John Wood the Younger designed the Circus and the Royal Crescent between the 1750s and 1770s. The Royal Crescent, a sweeping arc of thirty houses faced in Bath stone, is one of the most iconic pieces of architecture in Britain. Pulteney Bridge, designed by Robert Adam and lined with shops on both sides, crosses the Avon in a style that invites comparison with the Ponte Vecchio. The entire city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, designated in 1987.
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