Arcos I Public Baths
Name of Building
Arcos I Public Baths
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Hispania Tarraconensis, Spain
Date the building was designed and/or first built
Unspecified
Culturally Specific Time Period
classical period
Architectural Type
Garden
Building Description
The Garden is simplistic in its form. Located in Hispania Tarraconensis, it is quadratically bounded on all four sides, though it is highlighted with a semicircle at the north side of the form. It has a central garden area that is led through from this semicircle and features at least four different areas surrounding it. Located near the upper semicircle on both sides are thought to be changing rooms. This stems from the idea that the main garden land was thought to be a swimming pool. It is worth noting that these changing rooms were thought to be shared by both sexes of the inhabitants. The long sides of the main land are courtyards. These assist in being space for those not swimming, bathing or changing clothes. The baths sizes are impressive as they come in at around 55 x 95 m and they surround the large main garden in the center which brings the entire space into frame.
Student First and Last Name
Julian Forster
Citation
“Arcos I Public Baths,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://www.worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/114.
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