Introduction and details of bath

Urban culture is small and exquisite. Fu Lei once said that this is a "delicate and beautiful city"

Bathbath, an elegant town, is small and exquisite, with a population of only 65,438+10,000. The Aiwen River, which flows through several counties, slowly passes through the city center, and the town is built on the river bank along the gentle slope, layer by layer. On the top of the hill is the famous University of Bath. Architecture is the fashion of the city and the engraving of history. Bath's exquisiteness is highlighted in her urban architectural art. Although the architecture is ancient, its style is unique and breathtaking.

Bath's architecture inherits the ancient Roman style, such as the famous Bath Cathedral in Britain (where the Queen stayed when she arrived). The tower is towering, with a spire, windows inlaid with stained glass and sculptures carved on the walls. At the same time, there is another post-Gothic style, which is called neoclassicism in architecture. The most obvious difference between the two is in the upper border of doors and windows. The former is pointed and round, and the latter is round. This new style is unique to Britain. Its origin is in Bath, and it is the best preserved so far.

Ancient legend Ancient legend says that there is a "king's bath" here.

Bath means bathing in English. Legend has it that in the first century AD, Britain was still within the territory of ancient Rome. A prince named Bradudd went to Athens to study, contracted leprosy, and was exiled to the countryside to raise sheep after returning home. Inadvertently, he found that pigs and sheep were often rolling in a muddy pond with a strange smell at the foot of the mountain. So the little prince went down to the mud pond to drive away the pigs and sheep, and took a bath in the hot spring next to the mud pond from time to time. Every time he comes back from the shower, he feels comfortable all over. After a long time, the minerals contained in this hot spring water actually cured his leprosy and his skin became smooth. Later, he succeeded to the throne and became king. Not forgetting Bath's hot springs with strange smell, he sent people to test the water quality. He found that hot spring water is rich in minerals such as sulfur, which is effective for some diseases of nervous system and skin. He ordered a deep well to be dug, and hot spring water was extracted from the ground and stored in a huge stone pool. He built the "king's bath" and temples following the ancient Roman style, and took the princes and nobles to bathe several times a year. 16th century, there is a "Queen's Bathroom" next to it. Up to now, beside the steaming ancient bath pool, the "throne" where the king bathed and its statue are still preserved.

Jane Austen is a famous cultural figure in Bath. She has created many world-famous works, such as Pride and Prejudice, mansfield manor, Emma and Persuasion. Although she was born in Hampshire, she has deep feelings for Bath. /kloc-At the end of 0/8, she and her sister spent two long holidays in Bath and fell in love with this small town, which became an instant hit with Pride and Prejudice. 180 1 After moving to Bath with her retired father, Jane Austen, who is extremely clever, deeply understood the city appearance and social life of Bath, especially the interpersonal relationship of the middle class, and successively completed Persuasion and northanger abbey.

Jane Austen Memorial Hall is located in Gail Street in the city center. There is the Jane Austen Memorial Hall here. The streets, buildings and city appearance are almost exactly the same as those of 200 years ago, and they are still as beautiful, elegant and orderly as she described. Perhaps this is the reason why BBC Film and Television Company remake TV series Persuasion and northanger abbey here the year before last. Bath, a small town, attracts many tourists from Europe and all over the world every year with its exquisiteness, beauty and cultural characteristics.

The urban style of the whole city building is not too high or too low, but almost the same; The exterior walls of these buildings are usually honey-colored, while the roofs are stone-gray. There are manicured green trees and green lawns on the street. As the Wen Ya River passes through the city and rolling hills, at first glance, its taste is very similar to that of the British favorite country town, Kozwo, with a beautiful rural style. However, Bath's rural beauty is a little different from that of Kozwo's. It is completely simple and has no commercial flavor. Bath also has a little urban style.

Bath Street View is a city after all! In city of bath, there are still new buildings besides the original buildings with distinctive features in the Middle Ages and King George's era in18th century. But the urban planning is well done, and these new buildings are always skillfully integrated into the old buildings, emitting a gentle harmony; There are many commercial activities in this city, including restaurants, bookstores, boutiques and cinemas, but it is not as hurried and noisy as London. People are walking on the streets with sparse traffic, full of leisure. After I came out from Sally, I took to the road, which is how Bath made me feel.

When I arrived at the circular square designed by John Wood, King George's classical architecture really surprised me to the extreme: a semi-circular honey-colored house with the same appearance looks golden under the sunlight; There is a big tree in the center of the circular green lawn in the square, and the green branches and leaves sway with the wind. Seeing such a scene, I really had an admiration at that time: "Life, living here, what else?" . Further up, the Royal Crescent, which will be mentioned in all guidebooks, comes into view. There is a half-moon building complex on a large green lawn, which is made up of 30 honey-colored houses. In the afternoon, direct sunlight has been transformed into a hotel building, and that magnificent elegance is self-evident. This is a classical building created by George W. John Wood, which is even better than his father's rotunda. Three or two people are playing football on the lawn, and some people are lying on the grass enjoying the warm sunshine comfortably.

Besides English architecture, Bath Abbey also has some buildings with Italian style. The Putney Bridge across the Wenya River is the best example. Almost as soon as I reached the river bank and saw the Putney Bridge, I had the illusion that I was in Florence. The appearance of this bridge and the Wenya River is very similar to the ancient bridge in Florence, which is full of gold and silver jewelry shops. Coincidentally, there are also small shops selling all kinds of small things on Putney Bridge.

This is Bath, which combines the characteristics of different times and is a little exotic. She has beautiful rural scenery and lazy pace, but she will not be out of touch with the trend. Here, you can easily lie on the grass and have a picnic, because there are many large parks with beautiful flowers and trees; You can also go shopping conveniently, because the shops here will not bore you just by looking at the window display. Our stay in Bath was short, but every step she took brought me a completely different style, quiet, lively and elegant. A small city is intertwined with a fascinating magic, which makes people want to stay here and enjoy all her beautiful things.

The parliament hall of tourist attractions was originally a hall, which was built in the second half of the18th century and was destroyed by war in World War II. The existing parliament hall is the restoration of the original building after the war. The luxurious chandeliers and spacious conference rooms in the hall reveal the glory of that year.

Museum of Art Victoria Museum of Art was founded in 1897 and officially opened to the public in May 1900. Most of the collections are works of art from the19th century, and the scale is not large. The paintings on the second floor cover the period from15th century to 20th century, among which there are many works by Johanna Xu. BrideofDeath painted by ThomasJonesBarker is worth savoring, and there are many other sculptures to enjoy.

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The famous bridge, the Pulteney Bridge, is located on the banks of the Avon River and has an elegant environment. /kloc-in the 0/8th century, many buildings in the era of King George were scattered on both sides of the bridge. Standing on the bridge overlooking the scenery on both sides of the Avon River was like being in Venice Water City. The Pulteney Bridge was built in 1769~ 1773, designed and built by the famous designer robert adam. Today, the Pultney Bridge has become a must-see for visiting Bath, and you can go boating on the Avon River in summer. Walking along Pulteney Street via Pulteney Bridge, you can enjoy endless hills and valleys, and red tiled green houses are dotted among them, which not only reminds you of the rural scenery of England written by many writers, but also makes people feel relaxed and fascinated.

Pultney Bridge Museum Bathroom Museum

Bath's iconic landscape preserves many exquisite hot springs built during the Roman Empire. There is a big bath 6 meters underground, the hot springs in the King's Bath, the remains of temples, the statue of Minerva, the wishing pool and various ritual cultural relics, which are of great ornamental value. When the Roman Empire ruled Britain, the Romans built many large bathrooms with saunas and swimming pools in Bath. They also designated it as the territory of Minola, the goddess of water and wisdom, and built magnificent palaces. With the passage of time, most of these buildings were buried underground, until the end of 19, Britain reawakened these ancient sites sleeping underground. The big bath in the center of the museum is an open-air bath, which was discovered only in the1870s. The steps and stone bases beside the big bath are the remains of Roman times, and the temperature of the pool water is kept at about 46.5 degrees Celsius. The statue on the platform is a memorial of Caesar and others built in the19th century.

Roman Bath Museum Clothing Museum

The clothing museum located in the city center shows all kinds of clothing and jewelry from16th century to the present, among which the most interesting is the change and development of skirts from ancient times to the present and the symbol of patterns, which will even make the visiting men feel interested.

Many ancient and spectacular buildings in Bath were built by John Wood and his son. When his father John Wood designed the urban planning of Bath in the18th century, he built a circular square symbolizing the sun and a royal crescent building symbolizing the moon, which was connected by Brooke Street. Since then, this form of configuring street houses with round or crescent squares has become a trend, which has had a great influence on the urban planning of London and Edinburgh.

There are 528 different signs and sculptures about art and science in the circular square, which are distributed on the street houses and stone pillars next to the circular square. These were designed by John Wood himself and completed by his son in 1754. These ideas and shapes are reminiscent of prehistoric circular boulders in Salzburg, a suburb of Bath. Maybe wood's inspiration came from this. Therefore, he is regarded as a master of symbolic art in the18th century, and his works have become classics in architectural history.

Crescent House Royal Crescent House is the most magnificent large-scale ancient architectural complex in Bath. Built in 1767~ 1775. It consists of 30 buildings connected together, decorated in Italian style, with 1 14 columns. The roads and houses in Royal Crescent Street are arranged in a crescent arc, and the beautiful curves are intoxicating, showing elegant aristocratic demeanor, and it is known as the noblest street in Britain. Xinyuelou 1 is a museum, displaying many precious cultural relics and portraits, some of which are the Royal Crescent Hotel, which is one of the top local star-rated hotels.

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Bath Architecture 1 century AD, the Romans who invaded Britain took a fancy to the beautiful and pleasant hot springs here, named this place "Bath" (that is, "Bath"), and built many luxurious baths all over the city. The existing intact ancient Roman hot springs are basically located in the Roman Imperial Bathroom Museum in the city center, which is regarded as a symbol of the city, and Bath has also become a world-famous hot spring resort.

Bathing Scenery The bathing procedure in Roman Bathroom is to go to the sports and game room to relax, then take a sauna or Turkish bath, and finally soak in the cold water pool. Before the 2nd century AD, mixed bathing for men and women was quite common in public bathhouses, but it was later banned by King Hadrian, so some bathhouses separated the bathing time for men and women, and some built extra bathhouses so that men and women could bathe in different bathhouses at the same time.

Someone once asked the king of Rome why he had to take a bath once a day. The king replied helplessly, "because I am too busy to take a bath twice a day!" " It can be seen that bathing is the favorite daily activity of the Romans, just as common as social activities. Bathroom is also an important place for Roman social activities. From the quality of spices and oils and the number of followers, we can see a person's social status. Many business transactions are decided in bathhouses, which are also excellent places for philosophers to exchange views and talk. Bath's ancient Roman hot spring bath is still a local key tourism project. Almost all hotels have ancient Roman-style hot spring baths, allowing visitors to experience the luxury and comfort of ancient Roman nobles.

Traffic guide external traffic 1. Train: Bath is located in the southwest of England, about 100 miles from London. The London-Bath railway trunk line is located on the London-Bristol port railway line. Buss special line trains operate from 7: 00/5 to 2: 00/30 a.m., with an average frequency of every half hour. It takes about 1.5 hours from Paddington Station in London to BathSpaStation by train. Tickets 10-50 vary (mainly depending on the departure time, generally the price will be higher during peak hours).

2. Highway: There are many shuttle buses between Victoria Bus Station and Bath Bus Terminal in London, which run every 2 hours on average. It takes about 3-3.5 hours for a one-way trip, and the fare is 20 pounds for a one-way trip and 30 pounds for a round trip.

Internal transportation 1. Bus: Bath Bus Terminal is located in Dorchester Street, adjacent to Hot Spring Railway Station. Tickets for city sightseeing buses are available at both the passenger station and Bath Tourism Consulting Center, and you can visit the main attractions of Bath at will all day. Fees: 7.5 for adults, 6.5 for students, free for children under 5, and 20 for family tickets (2 adults +2 children).

2. Taxi: There are two main places to take a taxi in Bath, one is the hot spring railway station, and the other is the street behind the monastery cathedral. In fact, there is basically no need to take a taxi, walk or take a tour bus to visit Bath. If you want to go to the surrounding countryside or the airport (Bristol), the fare is generally 30-50 pounds.

Introduction to the University of Bath Although the University of Bath was granted the Royal Charter in 1996, its history can be traced back to 1856. Bath University is now internationally recognized as a first-class university, specializing in teaching architecture, education, engineering, management, modern languages, computer science, statistics, European studies, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, pharmacy, social science and sports science. In the RAE 2008 hosted by * * * in 2008, the University of Bath ranked 18 in the UK. In the list published by British authorities for many years, the University of Bath is generally regarded as the top university in Britain with the ranking of 10. It enjoys a high reputation in Britain and Europe.

The school consists of Engineering and Design College, Humanities and Social Sciences College, Science College and Management College, and each college provides universities, research institutes and research courses. The School of Management of the University of Bath ranks 14)20 13 in the Financial Times, ranking 50th in Europe and 62nd in Europe on average in the past three years, and is recognized as one of the best business schools in the UK.

There are shops, cafeterias, lecture halls, laboratories and facilities around the hiking area. University library and learning center are the only academic libraries in Britain that are open all day. The school has 1600 network computers for students to use, most of which are connected to the internet and spread all over the campus. Covering an area of 200 mu, the campus has free first-class sports and leisure facilities, including swimming pool, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, Warriors Stadium and multi-functional stadium meeting Olympic standards.

Welfare University provides a strong support and information network for international students, and student consultants, tutors, clergy, medical centers, English centers and international offices work closely together to meet the needs of international students. During the study period of international students, the school guarantees to provide a single dormitory or a house in Bath, and the staff in the accommodation will help students find a suitable family to live in this city. The student activity center is very active * * * There are more than 100 clubs and societies, and the International Student Association provides a good opportunity to meet other international students and participate in social activities.

Location Bath is a "World Heritage City" recognized by UNESCO. This school is located in the suburb of this city. London is about 0/70km east of Bath/Kloc-and it takes 80 minutes by train. Heathrow Airport takes two and a half hours by bus or train.

Other schools offer English and learning skills courses throughout the year and before the summer semester, and there are also part-time language courses during the school year. There are some undergraduate residential scholarships, including one-year accommodation, and some graduate scholarships. Please consult the Admission Audit Office for details.

There are three large entertainment and leisure theaters in Bath, the most famous of which is the Royal Theatre, which was established in the city center at 1805, and the ustinov Theatre (located in monmouth Street), which is famous for its bold and open performances. Another RondoTheatre is one of the venues of Bath Film Festival.

Crucible and Bristol are the most famous balloon cruise cities in Britain. There are many mountain canyons that can provide good balloon take-off sites and are the most popular sightseeing activities in the local area.

Hot spring bath When you come to Bath, you must enjoy the most famous hot spring bath in the world. The exquisite baths in ancient Rome turned into roman baths museum for viewing only, which tourists could not enjoy. However, many hotels or entertainment centers in Bath have antique hot spring bathing places, which provide excellent leisure places for people with their natural and healthy hot springs and comfortable and complete equipment.

Leisure bar 1, AllBarOne.

2. Bonana Bonana.

3. Babylonian nightclubs.

The tea restaurant, a special restaurant, used to be a pumping station for supplying mineral water, and later developed into a tea restaurant, where you can enjoy live performances of pianos and violins, and taste all kinds of coffee and black tea. The water quality is clear, the taste is high and the environment is first-class.

Sally House Restaurant is a famous restaurant and one of the oldest restaurants in Bath. Built in 1482, you can taste delicious French buns, which are baked and eaten now. You can also visit the kitchen, museum and the ancient Roman ruins in the basement.

Special recommendation: Sally steamed stuffed bun, nearly 20 cm in diameter, can be added with jam of different flavors, or bacon, salad, tomatoes and other ingredients. For 300 years, steamed buns here have been the most famous food in Bath.

The famous hotel Bath Boatman Hotel, an old hotel established by 1833, is located on the Avon River with elegant environment and convenient transportation. It is the most popular high-end hotel in Bath. Open all day on Monday; Tuesday to Saturday 12: 00 to 14: 00, 18: 00 to 21:30; Sunday 12:00~ 14:00 (no dinner); Business is as usual on holidays.

Moonlight Restaurant: Business hours:11:00 ~14: 00, 17:30~22:30.

Accommodation guide Royal Crescent Hotel: The main building of the hotel is18th century King George's era. It is a part of the famous Royal Crescent building, surrounded by many historical sites and tourist attractions, and is the highest-level star-rated hotel in Bath.

Bath Hot Spring Hotel, chesterfield Hotel, Inn No.93 and Bath Youth Hostel: * * There are 125 beds. This hostel is located on a hill on the edge of the city. You can take the minibus 18 (walk from the museum 15 minutes) outside the JohnHallTool store opposite the city bus station and get off at the entrance of the hotel.

Tourism Attention Bathing Tourism Consultation Center is located in the city center, providing detailed tourism information consultation services for tourists, including scenic spot introduction, transportation consultation, hotel reservation, etc. There is a free tour guide service in the consultation center every morning 10:30 and afternoon 14:00 to explain the main tourist attractions and historical anecdotes of Bath to tourists. In addition, the center also provides a free periodical ThisMonthinBath, which introduces visitors to Bath's seasonal tourist attractions, festivals and theater programs.

Shopping guide city hall market

Since more than 700 years ago, the market has become the most popular shopping place for local residents. It is located in a beautiful building built in 1284. There are many stalls selling all kinds of gifts, toys, furniture and food.

Platform shopping mall

One of the largest shopping centers in Bath, with more than 500 parking spaces, many branches of international chain shopping centers, supermarkets and souvenir shops can be seen everywhere, as well as many specialty restaurants and bars.

Brett Street Antique Market

This is a paradise for antique lovers, with more than 160 shops, including ceramics, watches, jewellery, blankets, oil paintings, embroidery and silverware.

Introduction to the Festival Puppet Show Festival Every year from March 25th to April 2nd, Bath will hold large-scale international puppet shows, with large-scale puppet art performances and parades, which are very lively.

Music Festival Bath International Music Festival, held from the end of May to the beginning of June every year, is one of the most famous music festivals in the world, and its main venue is the local AbbyChurch. The music festival started at 1949 and has been held for more than 50 times. Great artists such as violinist Manuel and ballet star Nureyev have all participated in this grand event. During the festival, you can not only enjoy the most wonderful artistic performances in the world, but also watch the grand fireworks parade and the lively street carnival.

The film festival is held every year in the middle and late of 10/0, and has been successfully held for 14 times. Film Festival is a large-scale local cultural activity to recommend excellent films, directors and actors by broadcasting excellent world films.