Rudas Bath orRudas fürdő (Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈrudɒʃˈfyrdøː]) is a thermal bath inBudapest,Hungary which is claimed to have medicinal properties. It was founded in 1571/1572[1] during the time ofOttoman rule. To date, it retains many of the key elements of aHammam, exemplified by its Ottoman dome and octagonal pool. It is located at Döbrentei tér 9 on theBuda side ofErzsébet Bridge. The bath has six therapy pools and one swimming pool where the temperature is in between 10 and 42 °C (50 and 108 °F). The components of slightly radioactive thermal water includes sulfate, calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate and a significant amount of fluoride ion. A sight-seeing brochure claims the water can help to treat degenerative joint illnesses, chronic and sub-acute joint inflammations, vertebral disk problems, neuralgia and lack of calcium in the bone system.[2]
The baths were commissioned bySokollu Mustafa Pasha who was the governor (beylerbey) ofBuda between 1566 and 1578.[1] This is inscribed in Hungarian in the baths, on a stone standing atop the Juve spring, which is believed by locals to have a rejuvenating effect on people. As Sokollu Mustafa Pasha was the nephew of Grand VizierSokollu Mehmed Pasha, Rudas baths echoes the design and dimensions of similar monumentalOttoman constructions in Istanbul.[3]
The baths were used as a location for the opening scene of the 1988 action movieRed Heat, starringArnold Schwarzenegger andJames Belushi. An orgy scene was filmed in 1997 in the octagonal pool for the adult movieConcupiscence.
It re-opened at the beginning of 2006, after a comprehensive renovation of its interior.
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