4+1 facts about the 100-year-old Gellért Bath you did not know
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It is well-known that the capital of Hungary is famous for its baths. Gellért Bath was recently chosen amongst the most beautiful art deco baths in the world by BBC News Designed. Budapest’s very own Gellért Bath opened exactly 100 years ago in 1918, and in order to celebrate this big anniversary, Funzine.hu collected some interesting facts about the bath.
A special exhibition can be visited
Very special photos of the 100-year-old bath can be seen at Milán Radisics’s exhibition titled A 100 Éves Gellért Fürdő Vízből Levegőből [The 100-year-old Gellért bath from water from air]. The exhibition can be visited since World Water Day, 22 March until 22 April. Visitors are welcome to look at the photos from 6 am to 20 pm within the bath’s building.
A bath before a bath
Way before today’s Gellért Bath existed, another hospital and medical bath stood in its place that was founded by Andrew II of Hungary in the 13th century. Even the Turkish enjoyed the predecessor of Gellért Bath centuries later. This medical bath was demolished during the construction of the Liberty Bridge.
Built by Russian prisoners
The building of today’s Hotel Gellért and Bath was built between 1912-1918 in the art nouveau style. Most of the workers were Russian prisoners of war.
