Baths of Caracalla, Rome

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman public bath complex ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
cultural venue ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
abandoned 6th century ⓘ
alternativeName Terme di Caracalla ⓘ
Thermae Antoninianae ⓘ
linked to: Antonine Baths
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 Ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
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 (ancient Rome) ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
managedBy Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
marble ⓘ
travertine ⓘ
namedAfter Caracalla ⓘ
near Appian Way ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Roman architecture → notableExample → Baths of Caracalla ⓘ
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FAO headquarters → near → Baths of Caracalla ⓘ
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Roman Pool → hasArtisticInfluence → Roman baths of Caracalla ⓘ
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Caracalla → commissioned → Baths of Caracalla ⓘ
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Roman baths → notableExample → Baths of Caracalla ⓘ
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Baths of Caracalla → alternativeName → Terme di Caracalla ⓘ
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Baths of Trajan → followedBy → Baths of Caracalla ⓘ
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Viale delle Terme di Caracalla → runsPast → Baths of Caracalla ⓘ
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Viale delle Terme di Caracalla → adjacentTo → Baths of Caracalla archaeological site ⓘ
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Viale delle Terme di Caracalla → hasViewOf → Baths of Caracalla ruins ⓘ
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Viale delle Terme di Caracalla → namedAfter → Terme di Caracalla ⓘ
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Teatro dell'Opera di Roma → hasSummerVenue → Terme di Caracalla ⓘ
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Museo delle Mura → near → Baths of Caracalla ⓘ
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Reign of Caracalla → hasConstruction → Baths of Caracalla ⓘ
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Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus → knownFor → construction of the Baths of Caracalla ⓘ
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