Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Badenweiler

The Romans discovered thermal water here and erected temples and an imposing bathhouse. After Germanic had taken over the Roman buildings fell into disrepair and served as a welcome stone supplier for new buildings. Even Margrave Karl Friedrich von Baden had stones removed from the ruins the renovation of his local office, but he rediscovered the Roman bath and stopped the misuse. This slowly started the career of Badenweiler as a spa. In 1875 the first public "marble bath" was built and balneological therapies were offered. Doctors were enthusiastic about the beneficial effects of a cure here and sent their patients here to convalesce. Badenweiler developed into a glamorous health resort, that attracted international visitors. When the Romans conquered this region about 70 AD, they brought with them their custom of bathing. Many of the thermal springs that had been used by the Celts became Roman spas. The bath in Badenweiler was constructed in several phases. In the second half of the first century AD, a small building housing two pools were erected. This was later followed by a reception area, changing facilities, the Roman equivalent of a sauna, with two cold pools, and stone terraces. The ruin of the Roman bath in Badenweiler is the best-preserved and (under a glass roof probably) best-protected Roman bath north of the Alps. Here is one of the large basins.

The Romans discovered thermal water here and erected temples and an imposing bathhouse. After Germanic had taken over the Roman buildings fell into disrepair and served as a welcome stone supplier for new buildings. Even Margrave Karl Friedrich von Baden had stones removed from the ruins the renovation of his local office, but he rediscovered the Roman bath and stopped the misuse. This slowly started the career of Badenweiler as a spa. In 1875 the first public "marble bath" was built and balneological therapies were offered. Doctors were enthusiastic about the beneficial effects of a cure here and sent their patients here to convalesce. Badenweiler developed into a glamorous health resort, that attracted international visitors. When the Romans conquered this region about 70 AD, they brought with them their custom of bathing. Many of the thermal springs that had been used by the Celts became Roman spas. The bath in Badenweiler was constructed in several phases. In the second half of the first century AD, a small building housing two pools were erected. This was later followed by a reception area, changing facilities, the Roman equivalent of a sauna, with two cold pools, and stone terraces. The ruin of the Roman bath in Badenweiler is the best-preserved and (under a glass roof probably) best-protected Roman bath north of the Alps.

The Romans discovered thermal water here and erected temples and an imposing bathhouse. After Germanic had taken over the Roman buildings fell into disrepair and served as a welcome stone supplier for new buildings. Even Margrave Karl Friedrich von Baden had stones removed from the ruins the renovation of his local office, but he rediscovered the Roman bath and stopped the misuse. This slowly started the career of Badenweiler as a spa. In 1875 the first public "marble bath" was built and balneological therapies were offered. Doctors were enthusiastic about the beneficial effects of a cure here and sent their patients here to convalesce. Badenweiler developed into a glamorous health resort, that attracted international visitors. The "marble bath" from 1875 was built to welcome about 50 guests every day so with the rising fame of Badenweiler, it was soon too small. So 1906 - 1908 the bath got expanded according to designs by architects Ludwig Levy and August Stürzenacker. After another wing was added in 1928 it was named "Markgrafenbad". In 1958 the modern “New Bath House”, was inaugurated in 1958. In the 1970s the so-called domed bath was added again. After the modernisation 1994, it was renamed "Cassiopeia-Therme".

The Romans discovered thermal water here and erected temples and an imposing bathhouse. After Germanic had taken over the Roman buildings fell into disrepair and served as a welcome stone supplier for new buildings. Even Margrave Karl Friedrich von Baden had stones removed from the ruins the renovation of his local office, but he rediscovered the Roman bath and stopped the misuse. This slowly started the career of Badenweiler as a spa. In 1875 the first public "marble bath" was built and balneological therapies were offered. Doctors were enthusiastic about the beneficial effects of a cure here and sent their patients here to convalesce. Badenweiler developed into a glamorous health resort, that attracted international visitors. The Hotel Römerbad exists since the mid-1820s but it was small and got enlarged several times over the next decades. So in 1880, a great rebuilding was undertaken according to the plans of Swiss architect Horace Edouard Davinet. Since then the exterior of the Hotel Römerbad (a 5 * "Leading Hotel of the World") has this splendour facade.

The Romans discovered thermal water here and erected temples and an imposing bathhouse. After Germanic had taken over the Roman buildings fell into disrepair and served as a welcome stone supplier for new buildings. Even Margrave Karl Friedrich von Baden had stones removed from the ruins the renovation of his local office, but he rediscovered the Roman bath and stopped the misuse. This slowly started the career of Badenweiler as a spa. In 1875 the first public "marble bath" was built and balneological therapies were offered. Doctors were enthusiastic about the beneficial effects of a cure here and sent their patients here to convalesce. Badenweiler developed into a glamorous health resort, that attracted international visitors. The most famous one was Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, who was terminally ill with tuberculosis when he settled in Badenweiler in 1904. He passed away here on the 15th of July the same year. His body was taken to the octagonal Marienkapelle, designed by architect Heinrich Hübsch in 1862. From the Chekhov´s body was transported by train to Russia. He was buried in Moscow.

The Romans discovered thermal water here and erected temples and an imposing bathhouse. After Germanic had taken over the Roman buildings fell into disrepair and served as a welcome stone supplier for new buildings. Even Margrave Karl Friedrich von Baden had stones removed from the ruins the renovation of his local office, but he rediscovered the Roman bath and stopped the misuse. This slowly started the career of Badenweiler as a spa. In 1875 the first public "marble bath" was built and balneological therapies were offered. Doctors were enthusiastic about the beneficial effects of a cure here and sent their patients here to convalesce. Badenweiler developed into a glamorous health resort, that attracted international visitors. Burg Baden (= Burg Badenweiler) was first mentioned as "castro zuo baden" in 1122, when it was in the ownership of Konrad I von Zähringen (= Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen). It then changed hands several times. The castle was blown up by the French troops in 1678 in the course of the Dutch War.