The treasure is a large building with every ornately decorated tile worthy of a treasure: an ancient bathhouse located in present-day Seville, Spain.
The place where the treasure was discovered is Cerveceria Giralda bar, specializing in serving tapas – traditional Spanish snacks, often used as appetizers or snacks. The shop owner got lucky while renovating his establishment and discovered unusual features while repairing the ceiling.
Their bar itself is a great treasure that has been searched for by archaeologists for many years – Photo: Álvaro Jiménez
According to Ancient Origins, when they removed part of the plaster, they were confused when they saw a domed ceiling with small star-shaped windows. Archaeologists were invited and the owner of this facility was surprised to learn that he had been in the middle of a magnificent treasure.
When peeling off the temporary mortar layer, the painted patterns inside are still in extremely good condition – Photo: Álvaro Jiménez
Mr. Álvalo Jiménez, an independent archaeologist in Spain and one of those invited to the scene, told The Guardian that information about a lost ancient bathhouse had long been circulating in the area, but no one found it. The architecture is identified as an Islamic structure, built in the 13th century. During this period, they were greatly influenced by Roman culture and architecture, so they created beautiful works with unique features. East – West interference.
The large bathroom, shaped like an 8-sided dome and supported by 4 columns, is the entire current main area of the bar, while a small side room is used as the dressing room of the ancient bathroom, the area is about 3.96 m x12.8 m, now is the restaurant’s kitchen.
Graphic image depicting the entire ancient structure – Photo: Margarita de Alba
The entire wall, which is the wall of the ancient bathtub, is elaborately decorated with 88 delicate painted stars, the roof has rows of star-shaped windows and the rest of the wall is quite full of paintings. decoration. Archaeologists have tried to search local documents and discovered the unexpected reason why this magnificent treasure “disappeared”: an architect cleverly covered it up in the early 20th century when constructing it. The modern hotel in which this bar is located.
One surprising thing is that even after 8 centuries, the architecture of this ancient bathhouse is still exceptionally sturdy, and the geometric decoration is still very sharp. Therefore, the owner of the bar decided to do something simple: peel off the modern mortar and plaster, restore the entire ancient architecture so that when the bar reopens, customers can enjoy wine and specialties. Spain, just enjoy this expensive architecture.
