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Turkish baths are a monument of architecture and urban planning, which is in the list of monuments of national and local significance.

Turkish bath refers to the unique attractions of Evpatoria is of interest also because there since medieval times. Gёzlёvskaya bath built an unknown builder and has architecture with simple shapes distinguished by a special grace. Above the vestibule there was a high dome. Turkish bath in Evpatoriya much like its architectural appearance to the bath Suleiman in the cafe.

It is still unknown the exact time of the construction of the baths. This date is considered to be the 16th century, it is likely based on the basis of architectural techniques.

Turkish baths used for its intended purpose until 1987. They first met on the plane of Yevpatoria in 1895 under the number 21.

Turkish baths consist of male and female branches, arranged parallel to each other with adjoining rooms for heating and water supply. At the edge of the roof of tiles, above doorways, placed wooden sculptures with images of men and women (late 18th century). Today, women's sculpture is exhibited in the museum.

At the entrance to the bath is cloakroom (dzhemkon) Further, the low arched doors, there is a large room (sogukluk). In the men's room at the very center, it was the so-called "stone - navel" (geybek - tash) - square-shaped podium of 1, 5 x1, 5 m. And 0, 5 meters high. Stone slabs laid on top, made of white marble. This hollow stone, heated with hot air, served as a massage table. In both rooms kept low benches standing along the walls.

The water supply occurs through lead pipes into a small bowl of white marble. Massage room bordered with small steam bath "sikalik" and washing facilities, which just had a marble bowls and benches. The walls are built quite thick, they are made of limestone on the hydraulic solution, which is known as "Khorasan". Overlapping these premises spherical dome having round holes, through which enters the light, and there is natural ventilation. On the north side adjacent baths big enough room, which is a water storage tank and the damming of which lead pipes through the wall of the baths, were part of the washing room.

In the Middle Ages Gёzlёve supplying baths with water going through the underground galleries (kyarizes). The local history museum presents ceramic water pipes of the Middle Ages, which were found on the street Demysheva in one of the karez.

Serious study of baths never carried out, because it is quite an expensive exercise. Baths of this type only sohranilivshiesya in the European part of the former Soviet Union.

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