and Poseidon cradling his trident watched over me the whole time.
This is the front of the Herschelbad in Mannheim, an art nouveau public swimming pool which in its early days even offered a pool for dogs.
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Tag: Herschelbad
Come and Get Clean
These three doors are the entrance of the Herschelbad in Mannheim, a public pool built in the early part of the 20th century.
Municipal Indoor Swimming Pool in Mannheim
This is the front of the Herschelbad in Mannheim. Bernhard Herschel was a businessman and local councellor who donated 500,000 goldmarks in early the 20th century for the establishment of a public swimming bath that would carry his name. It took quite a while with planning and building and the baths were finally opened in 1920, 15 years after his death. There are three large pools, bath tubs, a Roman-Irish bath, a sun bathing section and even a pool for dogs.
A few of the various windows seen on the neo-baroque front.
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