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below the floor. One was covered by a dome supported by an octagonal base with eight windows, the other had a domed ceiling. To the north of the baths was the cistern that provided it with water, with a hearth beneath to warm it. In
Byzantine times the building was alternately used by men and women,
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The bath's long use led to numerous alterations of the original structure over time. The original architecture follows the typical conventions of
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The baths date to the late 12th/early 13th century, and functioned continuously until 1940, when they shut down probably due to
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Following four years of restoration work, the bath was re-opened to the public as a museum and cultural space in June 2015.
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is one of the few and best preserved of the
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The bath was one of several in the city—the 14th-century writer
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rooms. The latter were square in shape and featured
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81:Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv)
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117:Coordinates
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96:Inscription
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302:Kaisariani
294:Paramythia
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