Sunday, June 30, 2013

Hall of the Five Waters

Another sad comparison about how the building of the “Terme del Corallo” once was and how it is now. The “Sala delle cinque acque” (Hall of the five waters) was used to pour water from five different sources for the patrons of the spa. The names of the sources were: Sovrana, Corallo, Corzia, Preziosa and Vittoria.
Vintage postcard, Hall of the five waters, Terme del Corallo, Livorno
The hall with the five ornate basins in a 1905 postcard

Hall of the five waters, Terme del Corallo, Livorno
The same hall in June 2013

(Postcard digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)
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See also: The Waters of Health - The Beauty of Decay - Parco delle Terme - The Waters of Health: Hallway - Spa Terrace
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10 comments:

  1. RandyJune 30, 2013 at 3:57 AM

    What a shame. It was so beautiful.

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  2. JackJune 30, 2013 at 4:11 AM

    Oh, no! This is too painful for words.

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  3. DinaJune 30, 2013 at 6:55 AM

    Oi.
    I wonder who made off with the basins.

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  4. HildaJune 30, 2013 at 1:10 PM

    Oh my, this is almost painful to see.

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  5. GreensboroDailyPhotoJune 30, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    Such a fabulous "then and now" photo. Wouldn't it be lovely to do one with a restored hallway! We can hope and dream!

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  6. cieldequimperJune 30, 2013 at 8:46 PM

    Eeek. Too sad.

    I think I might have liked Preziosa...

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  7. GunnJune 30, 2013 at 11:52 PM

    Sad:(

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  8. AriannaJuly 3, 2013 at 9:07 PM

    La bellezza sparita. E' il regresso, bellezza :( Arianna

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  9. Traveling HawkJuly 4, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    Such a waste!

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  10. Gemma WisemanJuly 14, 2013 at 1:31 AM

    Amazing how once such a beautiful interior has suffered such devastating decay! There is a strange beauty in the art of decay but also a sadness, a loneness.

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