Banys Nous, 10
Ciutat Vella
08002
Barcelona



Latitude: 2.1750480000001
Longitude: 41.3822743



  • Cultural site


Space visited within the Program How Barcelona Works?

In 2002, at 10 Banys Nous Street, 10 found the remains of a Jewish bath or "miqwé" (where Jewish rituals are performed), inside the Call and near the synagogue.

These types of baths were steam and showers and consisted of a hot and cold room. The cold room in this case had a temple with 12 marble columns and smooth capitals, with a dome with skylights. 4 columns are preserved in the City History Museum. In addition there was a swimming pool in a courtyard surrounded by 6 semicircular arches. There were usually no pools in these types of baths, but they were needed in these cases because immersion in Jewish rituals is required.

These could be the New Baths that were built in 1160 by order of Count Ramon Berenguer IV, and direction by the alpha Abraham Bonastruch. The situation is not exactly the same but the proximity indicates that they would be part of the same construction.

The church disowned the baths because in addition to bathing, singing, dancing and eating, the kings benefited greatly and were therefore rented out by Jews or Christians protected by the monarchy.

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Banys Jueus

Banys Nous, 10
Ciutat Vella / Barri Gòtic
08002 - Barcelona
Space visited within the Program How Barcelona Works?

In 2002, at 10 Banys Nous Street, 10 found the remains of a Jewish bath or "miqwé" (where Jewish rituals are performed), inside the Call and near the synagogue.

These types of baths were steam and showers and consisted of a hot and cold room. The cold room in this case had a temple with 12 marble columns and smooth capitals, with a dome with skylights. 4 columns are preserved in the City History Museum. In addition there was a swimming pool in a courtyard surrounded by 6 semicircular arches. There were usually no pools in these types of baths, but they were needed in these cases because immersion in Jewish rituals is required.

These could be the New Baths that were built in 1160 by order of Count Ramon Berenguer IV, and direction by the alpha Abraham Bonastruch. The situation is not exactly the same but the proximity indicates that they would be part of the same construction.

The church disowned the baths because in addition to bathing, singing, dancing and eating, the kings benefited greatly and were therefore rented out by Jews or Christians protected by the monarchy.

Close information on this website.
Automatically translated with Google Translate API.