Architecture / Hammam (Turkish bath)
Basilica Therma (Kral Kızı Hamamı)
Sarıkaya, Yozgat
A Roman bath built in the 2nd century whose geothermal water still flows; the symbol of Sarıkaya and on the UNESCO Tentative List.
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Its story
Basilica Therma, popularly known as the Kral Kızı Hamamı (King's Daughter's Bath), Terzili Hamam or Sarıkaya Roman Bath, is a Roman public bath dated to the 2nd century. The geothermal activity of its spring continues today; the pools still fill with hot water. The building is first mentioned in the 2nd century in Ptolemy's atlas under the name 'Sarouena'; in Latin sources it appears as 'Aquae Saravenae'. After the first excavations in 1932, the Yozgat Museum Directorate resumed work in 2010, and the area was registered as a protected site in 2013. The building was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2018; after the spread of Christianity a church was also added north of the bath; check the status of visitor arrangements in advance.
Key facts
- Note
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- Period
- Roman, 2nd century AD
- UNESCO
- Tentative List (2018)
Trip purpose
- Photography
Location
39.49489, 35.37657
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Therma | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Therma | https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6350/ | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54811523