Sherine Mansour
Professor: Jessica Mondo
DSGN 301 – History of Interiors
Wednesday December 10, 2014
Baths of Caracalla - Caldarium
Introduction and Date The Baths of Caracalla were built during the time of Ancient Rome between 212-217 AD. Caracalla was one of 3rd century’s most brutal emperors. His Father, Septimus Severus, was the main architect for designing and constructing these baths. He started the baths in 206 AD and then the baths were completed in 217 AD while under the rule of his son Caracalla.
• Apodyterium are changing rooms.
• Notatio is an open-air swimming pool.
• Palaestrae are exercise rooms.
• Frigidarium is a cool room that is unheated and has a cold-water basin; it is usually huge in size and is viewed as the heart of the baths complex.
• Tepidarium is warm room that is heated indirectly and contains a warm pool.
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Originally, the Baths of the Caracalla were 228 meters long, 116 meters wide, and 38.5 meters tall, occupying thirty acres and fitting 1,600 bathers at once.
The baths of Rome were basically destroyed in 537 when the invading Gothics destroyed the city’s aqueducts.
Function of Place
Caldarium room was the hottest room in a Roman bath. At the Baths of Caracalla, the room was 115 feet wide and covered with a concrete dome.
The hot water and steamy air were designed to open your pores. Water and air temperatures that reached above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and included100 percent humidity were meant to exaggerate the effect. At the Baths of Caracalla the caldarium consisted of a large hall that contained a large pool a little over three feet deep. If you had slaves attending to you, they would use a pouring dish called a patara to refresh you with cool water.
Streets and
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