The Budapest baths were created thanks to the numerous springs with healing and thermal water flowing at the foot of the cave-cut Buda caves. The Budapest baths originated from the numerous springs with healing and thermal water flowing at the foot of the cave-carved Buda Mountains. mountains. The springs feeding the waters of the Gellert thermal bath, were used as early as the 13th century. At that time, a hospital was built near them. monks treated the sick. The place was also known as the Dirty Bath because because the water used to treat joint and circulatory problems here was muddy with silt. The Hotel Gellert with its thermal bath was built in Art Nouveau style in the early years of the X. Art Nouveau style in the first years of the 20th century at the western foot of Mount Gellert. For its for its decoration, coloured ceramics from the Zsolnayi factory in Pecs were used extensively.
Turkish baths were built on the Buda healing springs. In addition to their direct purpose, they were also a place for political discussions and deal-making. deals. Four such baths have been preserved on the Buda bank of the Danube. One of them is called Kirai (Royal) after one of its former owners. It was built by the Turkish pasha Sokollu Mustafa around 1570. At the beginning of the 19th century. a side wing was added to it. The polygon-shaped pool and flat dome date from the 16th century.
