【英文原文】

Turkish Steam Bath, Istanbul, Turkey, 1973
"Luxury for an Istanbulian is in the 100°F [38°C] heat of a Turkish bath. The Romans built the city's first public baths. This marble retreat rose in the 16th century, a design of the architect Sinan, who created hundreds of glorious structures for the Ottomans. Basement boilers produce the steam, and holes in the dome release excess heat. A hundred public baths reserve separate hours or rooms for women. In bygone days, marriage contracts assured wives an allowance for bath money."

—From "Istanbul, the City That Links Europe and Asia," October 1973, National Geographic magazine

【中文翻譯】

對于一個伊斯坦布爾人來說，一次100°F [38°C]的土耳其浴是一件奢侈的事情。羅馬人建立了城邦里的第一個公共浴場。由建筑師希南設計的這個大理石浴室場所出現于16世紀，他為奧斯曼建立了許許多多雄偉的建筑物。地下室的鍋爐產生蒸汽，然后通過圓屋頂的孔釋放多余的熱量。一百個公共浴場為婦女預留不同的時間和房間。往日，婚姻協議要向妻子保證浴費補助。

——摘自1973年《國家地理雜志》10月號《伊斯坦布爾，連接歐洲和亞洲的城市》
作者： Winfield I. Parks, Jr 來源：《國家地理》雜志