Király Baths
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Kiraly Bath or Kiraly fürdő is a thermal bath that was first built in the second half of the sixteenth century, during the time of the Turkish occupation of Hungary.
To date, it retains many of the key elements of a Turkish bath, exemplified by its Turkish dome and octagonal pool. It is located at the corner of Fõ utca and Ganz utca. Its address and entrance is Fõ utca 82-84 (green façade on the pictures linked to below) while the exterior of the bath proper is on Ganz utca (domed stone structure, ibidem).
The Kiraly Baths are open to both sexes but not at the same time. Some but not all users are nude. A few engage in sexual activity.
The baths were used as a location in the gay pornographic film Vampire of Budapest.
[edit] See also
- Rudas Baths
- Gellért Baths
- Széchenyi Baths
- [[Lukács Baths
[edit] External links
- Budapest Spas and Hot Springs entry on Kiraly Baths
- Pictures of Kiraly Baths on the same site
- A tourist guide's notes on the Kiraly Baths
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