Baths of Caracalla, Rome

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ancient Roman public bath complex archaeological site cultural venue tourist attraction

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome are a vast and remarkably well-preserved ancient Roman public bath complex, renowned today as a dramatic open-air venue for major cultural events and performances.

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Baths of Caracalla 4
Baths of Caracalla, Rome canonical 1
Roman baths of Caracalla 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman public bath complex ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
cultural venue ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
abandoned 6th century ⓘ
alternativeName Baths of Caracalla, Rome ⓘ
surface form: Terme di Caracalla

Antonine Baths ⓘ
surface form: Thermae Antoninianae
architecturalStyle ancient Roman architecture ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf Caracalla ⓘ
capacity up to 1,600 bathers at a time ⓘ
centralBlockDimensions approximately 220 by 114 metres ⓘ
completedUnder Caracalla ⓘ
constructionEnd AD 216 ⓘ
constructionStart AD 212 ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Rome
currentUse concerts ⓘ
open-air venue for cultural events ⓘ
opera performances ⓘ
decoratedWith marble ⓘ
mosaics ⓘ
statues ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
excavationStart 19th century ⓘ
featuredIn numerous archaeological and architectural studies ⓘ
floorArea approximately 25 hectares ⓘ
function cultural activities in antiquity ⓘ
public bathing ⓘ
recreation and exercise ⓘ
social gathering place ⓘ
furtherWorkUnder Elagabalus ⓘ
Severus Alexander ⓘ
hasPart caldarium ⓘ
frigidarium ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
hypocaust heating system ⓘ
libraries ⓘ
natatio ⓘ
palaestra ⓘ
tepidarium ⓘ
underground service tunnels ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Rome" ⓘ
influenced later European bath architecture ⓘ
languageOfName Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Regio XII Piscina Publica ⓘ
surface form: Regio XII Piscina Publica (ancient Rome)

Rome ⓘ
managedBy Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma ⓘ
surface form: Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma
material brick ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
marble ⓘ
travertine ⓘ
namedAfter Caracalla ⓘ
near Appian Way ⓘ
Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo ⓘ
surface form: Aurelian Walls
notableFeature extensive underground service corridors ⓘ
large open-air swimming pool (natatio) ⓘ
well-preserved massive vaulted halls ⓘ
openingDate AD 216 ⓘ
period Severan dynasty ⓘ
reasonForAbandonment destruction of aqueducts during Gothic War ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1980 ⓘ
waterSupply Aqua Antoniniana ⓘ
Aqua Marcia ⓘ

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The Three Tenors → locationOfFirstPerformance → Baths of Caracalla, Rome ⓘ
FAO headquarters → near → Baths of Caracalla, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baths of Caracalla
Roman Pool → hasArtisticInfluence → Baths of Caracalla, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman baths of Caracalla
Caracalla → commissioned → Baths of Caracalla, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baths of Caracalla
Roman baths → notableExample → Baths of Caracalla, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baths of Caracalla
Baths of Caracalla, Rome → alternativeName → Baths of Caracalla, Rome ⓘ
subject surface form: Baths of Caracalla
this entity surface form: Terme di Caracalla
Baths of Trajan → followedBy → Baths of Caracalla, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baths of Caracalla