Sunday, July 14, 2013

Acquarium

The “Acquarium” was part of the east wing of the The Waters of Health complex and it is still linked to the main building by curved porticoes. Its main attraction was the Hall of the Five Waters.
Acquarium, Acque della Salute, Terme del Corallo, Livorno
The Waters of Health, a view of the “Acquarium”, June 2013

Vintage postcard, Acquarium, Acque della Salute, Terme del Corallo, Livorno
The Waters of Health, a view of the “Acquarium”, 1909

(Postcard digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)
Search labels: spa - postcard
See also: The Waters of Health - The Beauty of Decay - Parco delle Terme - The Waters of Health: Hallway - Spa Terrace - Hall of the Five Waters

10 comments:

Gunn said...

Still beautiful.
I like to see old photos/ postcards too.

cieldequimper said...

It hasn't changed much and it would be such a beautiful place with those frescoes...

Gemma Wiseman said...

A beautifully designed building almost waiting expectantly to be treasured and made grand again! Love those fresco features!

Taken For Granted said...

Great comparison of what the building looked like 104 years ago. Can see some changes and some deterioration, but it is still a lovely building.

Traveling Hawk said...

It's an interesting building. I like these comparison posts of yours.

Randy said...

Nice architecture.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I enjoyed revisiting all the older posts VP, the comparisons between then and now are fascinating, there is still so much beauty here.

Unknown said...

A place I wouldn't miss if it was sitll active.

Birdman said...

" I'm still standing..."

Dina said...

Acquarium, a clever word but hard to spell.