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Roman Baths (Bath) : ウィキペディア英語版 | Roman Baths (Bath)
The Roman Baths complex is a site of historical interest in the English city of Bath. The house is a well-preserved Roman site for public bathing. The Roman Baths themselves are below the modern street level. There are four main features: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House and the Museum holding finds from Roman Bath. The buildings above street level date from the 19th century. The Baths are a major tourist attraction and, together with the Grand Pump Room, receive more than one million visitors a year,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Conservation in Action at the Roman Bath )〕 with 1,037,518 people during 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.alva.org.uk/visitor_statistics/ )〕 It was featured on the 2005 TV program ''Seven Natural Wonders'' as one of the wonders of the West Country. Visitors can see the Baths and Museum but cannot enter the water. An audio guide is available in several languages. ==How the hot springs form at the Bathhouse==
The water which bubbles up from the ground at Bath falls as rain on the nearby Mendip Hills. It percolates down through limestone aquifers to a depth of between where geothermal energy raises the water temperature to between . Under pressure, the heated water rises to the surface along fissures and faults in the limestone. This process is similar to an artificial one known as Enhanced Geothermal System which also makes use of the high pressures and temperatures below the Earth's crust. Hot water at a temperature of rises here at the rate of every day,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sacred Spring )〕 from a geological fault (the Pennyquick fault). In 1983 a new spa water bore-hole was sunk, providing a clean and safe supply of spa water for drinking in the Pump Room.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hot Water )〕
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