5200 x 3323 px | 44 x 28,1 cm | 17,3 x 11,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
31 maggio 2008
Ubicazione:
Government Gardens, Rotorua, New Zealand
Altre informazioni:
The Bue Baths were first supplied with hot alkaline mineral water from nearby Oruawhata Cauldron and later from the "Chameleon Spring" after the water from the Oruawhata Spring ceased. This latter was attributed to the low level of Lake Rotorua . The Blue Bath facility had, in addition to the swimming pool, two other attractions - the "Electro-Galvanic Bath " and the " Sulphur Vapour Bath ". The wooden parts of the structure were demolished in 1932 but the concrete bath was retained, filled and used as a summer house for many years. The complex closed as a swimming facility in 1982, the Minister of Tourism citing as causes the high cost of maintenance, falling patronage and the pending decision of the future control and management of the Government Gardens . Council (which assumed control of the Gardens in 1983 after years of negotiations with Central Government) considered various proposals over the ensuing years from private interests hoping to redevelop the complex for alternative recreation uses.
