Szechenyi baths/Spa/Furdo

Many thanks for all your lovely comments and stars on yesterday's blip of Heroes Square. It hit the spotlight and I hit new levels of excitement :-)

Budapest can rightly be called the city of spas, and the Szechenyi Bath and Spa was its first thermal baths on the Pest side. At the time, back in 1881, it was called "Artesian Bath", and was only a temporary establishment. This is what the website says about it.

In 1913, it was converted into a permanent bath, and received its present name and most parts of its pretty yellow building complex.
In 1927, beach sites, as well as public bathing departments for gentlemen and ladies were added.
In 1960, another expansion added a group thermal section (for use in bathing suites), and a daytime outpatient hospital.
The year of 1999 saw a complete reconstruction of the swimming pools. Water filtering and circulation devices were added, and the fancy bath received high standard equipment and modern elements. The renovation and reconstruction work continues, partially closing down different sections each year

The light was different again tonight and caught the steam rising from the 40 degree pool :-)