Architecture (English)

Turkish baths

The Turkish baths are the Islamic variant of the Roman baths distinguished by a focus of water, as distinct from ambient steam.

In Westerm Europe, the "Turkish bath" as a method of cleansing and relaxation became popular during the Victorian era. The process involved in taking a Turkish bath is similar to that of a sauna, but is more closely related to ancient Greek and ancient Roman bathing practices.

Turkish bath

The Turkish bath starts with therelaxation in a room that is heated by a continuous flow of hot, dry air, allowing the bather to perspire freely. Bathers may then move to an even hotter room (known as the hot room) before they wash in cold water. After performing a full body wash and receiving a massage, bathers finally retire to the cooling-room for a period of relaxation.

The difference between the Islamic hammam and the Victorian Turkish bath is the air. The hot air in the Victorian Turkish bath is dry; in the Islamic hammam the air is often steamy. The bather in a Victorian Turkish bath will often take a plunge in a cold pool after the hot rooms; the Islamic hammam usually does not have a pool unless the water is flowing from a spring. In the Islamic hammams the bathers splash themselves with cold water.
Conclusions: I would like to go to a Turkish bath, just to try it, but I would prefer a Finnish sauna. I like it more.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_bath

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