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1868
An engineer drilled a hot well in the City Park
Between 1868 and 1878 the mining engineer Vilmos Zsigmondy drilled an artesian well in the City Park. At a depth of 970 metres it reached water of 74.5 degrees. A small bath, the Artesian bath, was working at the well by 1881.
1913
The neo-Baroque bathhouse opened in June 1913
The bath was first called the Artesian spa, but it opened in June 1913 under the name Széchenyi bath, after István Széchenyi. It was built in the neo-Baroque style to a design by Győző Czigler, who died in 1905, and building began in 1909 under his associates. More than 200,000 bathers visited in 1913.
1938
A second spring was found in 1938, at 77 degrees
After the bath was enlarged in 1927 with an outdoor section, the first well could not supply enough water, so a new well was drilled. The second thermal spring was found in 1938 at a depth of 1,256 metres, with a temperature of 77 degrees. It supplies 6,000,000 litres of hot water daily.
6,000,000litres of hot water a day from the second spring
Today
One of the largest spa complexes in Europe, with 18 pools
It is one of the largest spa complexes in Europe. The bath now has 3 outdoor and 15 indoor pools, and the outdoor pools run from 27 to 38 degrees. A full renovation took place between 1999 and 2009.
Day 3, evening
It comes after Vajdahunyad Castle.
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