Italian Architecture

Italian Architecture, vintage 8 x 10 inch silver print fiber double-weight photograph depicting "The Baths of Caracalla." Printed in the second half of the 20th century as part of the American Heritage Publishing Archive.

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy, were the second largest Roman public baths, or thermae, built in Rome between AD 212 (or 211) and 217, during the reigns of Septimius Severus and Caracalla. They would have had to install over 2,000 t (2,000 long tons; 2,200 short tons) of material every day for six years in order to complete it in this time. Records show that the idea for the baths were drawn up by Septimius Severus, and merely completed or opened in the lifetime of Caracalla. This would allow for a longer construction timeframe. They are today a tourist attraction.

Verso bears credit stampings and filing notations. In very good condition.

Provenance: From the American Heritage Publishing Archives.