7. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ 27 acres complex (11 hectares). Accommodate up to 2000 people per time. Main building at the centre and covered by a thick wall consists of libraries and gym and also gardens. 6 feet height for loading purpose. Main building have upper level for service and heating and lower level for water drainage. Heating reservoir by Aque Marcia Aqueduct. The bath was known because of the rich interiors of marble seats, mosaic walls and floors as well as fountain and statue. MAIN BUILDING

8. Principal dimensions Precinct maximum: 412x393 m Internal: 323x323 m Central Block overall: 218x112 m Swimming Pool: 54x23 m Frigidarium: 59x24 m, height . 41 m Caldarium: 35M diameter height . 44 m Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ Quantities of materials Pozzolanna: 341,000 m³ Quick lime: 35,000 m³ Tuff: 341,000 m³ Basalt for foundations: 150,000 m³ Brick pieces for facing: 17.5 million Large Bricks: 520,000 Marble columns in Central block: 252 Marble for columns and decorations: 6,300 m³ BUILDING DIMENSION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

9. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ VESTIBULES FUNCTION LIKE A LOBBY OR AN ENTRANCE ROOM BETWEEN THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING AND OUTER SPACE. INTERIOR

10. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ APODYTERIUM (DRESSING ROOMS ) A FIRST STOP PLACE FOR BATHERS BEFORE THEY GET TO A STEP BY STEP BATHS. EQUIPPED WITH BENCHES AND OFTEN CUBICLES TO STORE BATHER’S CLOTHES. COMMONLY ONE SLAVE WILL STAY TO WATCH THE BATHERS BELONGINGS. INTERIOR

11. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ A FACILITIES SERVE FOR TRAINING IN BOXING AND PLAY A KIND OF BALL GAME. THOSE ACTIVITIES WILL MAKES BATHERS TO HAVE SOME MODERATE EXERCISE BEFORE THEY GET TO BATHS. PALAESTRAS (EXERCISE YARD) INTERIOR

12. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ CALIDARIUM A HOT ROOM WITH A HOT POOL OF WATER – 35M DIAMETER. THIS POOLS HELPS TO OPEN THE BATHERS PORES AND ALSO HELP THEM TO SWEATS. A wing of the underground levels under the caldarium. The large dimensions of the galleries derived from the necessity to bring in horse-drawn wagons full of wood. INTERIOR

13. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ TEPIDERIUM A WARM ROOM ALSO A PLACE WHERE THE BATHERS CAN HAVE A MASSAGE AND BODY HAIR REMOVED. BECOME THE MOST BUSY PLACE BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITIES. INTERIOR

14. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ FRIGIDARIUM IS A COLD ROOM. THIS PLACE FUNCTIONED TO CLOSED THE PORES AND GET THE FINAL CLEANING STEP IN OVERALL BATHING STEPS. INTERIOR

15. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ NATATIO IS AN OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL. THIS PLACE FUNCTIONED AS A PLACE FOR RELAX AND REFRESH THE BODY OF THE BATHERS. INTERIOR

16. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ GARDENS GARDENS THAT CONSIST STATUES, FOUNTAIN AND ANY OTHERS FEATURES. AFTER BATHING, PEOPLE CAN WALK AROUND THE GARDEN AFTER A TYPICAL DAY. SURROUNDINGS

17. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ GYMNASIA AND ADJACENT FACILITIES FROM THE MAIN BUILDING. PLACE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE EXERCISE SIMILAR TO PRESENT GYMNASIUM. SURROUNDINGS

18. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ STUDY ROOM OR A LIBRARIES FOR PEOPLE FACILITIES. HAVE TWO SEPARATED LIBRARIES WHICH IS ONE FOR LATIN AND ANOTHER FOR GREEK LANGUAGE. SURROUNDINGS

19. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ THE BUILDING HAVE TWO LEVELS WHICH IS THE LOWER LEVEL IS A PLACE FOR THE SYSTEM USED TO HEATING SEVERAL ROOMS AND ALSO FOR THE DRAINAGE. UPPER LEVEL IS A PLACE WHERE ALL FEATURES LIKE STATUE AND FOUNTAIN LOCATED AND FOR ALL HUMAN ACTIVITIES. SECTION

21. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ THE MAIN BUILDING CLEARLY SURROUNDED BY THE GARDEN. THE STRUCTURE IS MADE OUT FROM TOUGH BRICKS AND A MARBLE MATERIALS LIKE MOSAIC. ELEVATION

24. FROM THE SCHEMATIC PLAN CONSTRUCTED WE CAN SEE THAT THE BUILDING HAVE A BALANCE SIDES AND IN LINEAR ORGANISATION. ONE SIDE FOR MENS AND ANOTHER SIDE FOR WOMENS DEPARTMENT. THE IMPORTANT ROOMS OF APODYTERIUM AND PALAESTRAS IS AT THE SAME SIZED AND LOCATION AT THE TWO SIDES. AND THE CALDARIUM, TEPIDARIUM, FRIGIDARIUM AND NATATIO LOCATED IN LINE AT THE CENTRE OF THE MAIN BUILDING. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ ANALYSIS OF PLAN

25. Bath Of Caracalla_______________________ THE BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED WITH THE BEST BUILDING CIRCULATION. BUT THIS BATH OF CARACALLA DOES NOT FUNCTION AS A PUBLIC BATH ONLY. IT ALSO FUNCTION AS A SOCIAL CENTRE WHERE BUSINESS AND TRADES ALSO HAPPENED AMONG PEOPLE HERE. WE CAN SAY THAT THIS BUILDING FUNCTIONED LIKE A LEISURE MALL IN THIS PRESENT. 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 ANALYSIS OF CIRCULATION