Thermes de Cluny
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The Thermes de Cluny are the ruins of Gallo-Roman thermal baths lying in the heart of Paris' 5th arrondissement, and which are partly subsumed into the Musée National du Moyen Âge - Thermes et Hôtel d
Model of Thermes de Cluny showing the major elements of the baths. In the center of the picture is the frigidarium; to the left is the tepidarium; to the fore of the tepidarium is the caldarium. Boulevard Saint-Michel forms the left boundary of the picture, Boulevard Saint-Germain forms the top boundary.
Thermes de Cluny, frigidarium (details)
Lutetia
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Lutetia, also known as Lutecia and Lutetia Parisiorum, was a Gallo–Roman town and the predecessor of modern-day Paris. Traces of an earlier Neolithic settlement have been found nearby, and a larger se
Thermes de Cluny
…decorative wall painting and mosaics. It is believed that the bath complex was built by the influential guild of boatmen of 3rd-century Roman Paris or Lutetia, as the consoles on which the barrel ribs rest are carved in the shape of ships' prows. Like all Roman Baths, these baths were freely open to the public…
Thermes de Cluny
Fragments of a Neolithic boat and pottery found near Bercy
Gold coins minted by the Parisii (1st century BC)
Model of the "pilier des nautes" (1st century AD), Musee Cluny