bathhouse
Let an agent handle bathhouses by tradition, facilities, etiquette, hygiene and safety, describing customs respectfully.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle bathhouses by tradition, facilities, etiquette, hygiene and safety, describing customs respectfully.
A public or communal building for bathing, such as Roman thermae, hammams, sento, banya, Turkish baths and harbour baths, with pools, steam rooms or saunas.
What it is for: Hygiene, relaxation, health traditions and social life.
It can be find bathhouses and opening times; understand local etiquette; check health and safety guidance; learn about bathing traditions.
Distinguishing features
Communal bathing
Cultural traditions
Heat and water treatments
Hygiene rules
What it looks like
Buildings with pools, steam rooms, domes or wooden saunas.
How it is recognised
Steam rooms, hot and cold pools
Traditions such as hammam, sento, banya
Private bathrooms are not bathhouses
Related models
is a kind of - category
includes - facility
is related to - wellness
is contrasted with - facility
In practice
Families and kinds
Roman baths
hammams
Japanese sento and onsen
banya and sauna
harbour and medicinal baths
Standards and regulation
Public health rules for pools and baths
Legionella control guidance
Failure modes and hazards
Overheating and dehydration
Slips on wet floors
Waterborne infection if poorly maintained
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.bathhouse
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Venue Which bathhouse.
Venues differ.
Tradition
Type.
Tradition
Bathing tradition.
- Which bathing tradition does it follow? definition
- What facilities does it have? provenance
Hours
Access.
Hours
Opening hours.
- When is it open, and are there single-gender sessions? provenance
- What does entry cost? measurement
Etiquette Customs.
Customs vary.
Customs
Local rules.
Customs
Etiquette.
- What etiquette applies, such as washing first or clothing rules? provenance
- Are tattoos permitted here? provenance
Respect
Culture.
Respect
Cultural respect.
- How should the tradition be described respectfully? action
- Which sources explain it? provenance
Health Safety.
Heat carries risks.
Heat
Limits.
Heat
Heat safety.
- How long is it safe to stay in the heat, according to the venue? provenance
- Should people with heart conditions or pregnancy check with a doctor first? boundary
Hygiene
Water quality.
Hygiene
Hygiene.
- How is water quality maintained? provenance
- Which inspection regime applies? provenance
Heritage History.
Some baths are historic.
History
Origins.
History
History.
- When was the bathhouse built? provenance
- Is it a listed building? provenance
Claims
Medicinal claims.
Claims
Health claims.
- Are medicinal claims supported by evidence? boundary
- Which sources support them? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should bathing traditions be separate entries?
- How should onsen be linked?
- How should medicinal claims be sourced?