Thanks, Frank! We were impressed too--especially by the 2000 year old plumbing in working order!
Rick On Jul 3, 2015, at 1:46 AM, frank theriault wrote: > I recall a history class once, extolling the intricacies of the > plumbing/heating systems in those baths. Quite amazing. > > I love the photo. Hard to believe it's survived over the millennia. > > cheers, > > frank > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 9:13 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: >> Here is... (drum roll)... the main Roman bath. >> >> The original plumbing feeds and drains it, and the original (lead) lining >> has never leaked. >> >> The Romans built a huge roof (long gone) over the whole complex. Without it, >> algae grows in the water (which is about 100F/38C) and gives it a lurid >> green color. Hence the B&W rendering. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18043348&size=lg >> >> Comments? >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
