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  2. Bathroom - Wikipedia

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    A Jack and Jill bathroom (or connected bathroom) is situated between and usually shared by the occupants of two separate bedrooms. It may also have two wash basins. [2] [3] A wetroom is a waterproof room usually equipped with a shower; it is designed to eliminate moisture damage and is compatible with underfloor heating systems.

  3. Toilet (room) - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] In British English, "bathroom" is a common term but is typically reserved for private rooms primarily used for bathing; a room without a bathtub or shower is more often known as a "WC", an abbreviation for water closet, [10] "lavatory", or "loo". [11] Other terms are also used, some as part of a regional dialect.

  4. Public toilet - Wikipedia

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    Accessible female and male public washrooms on the Boise River Greenbelt in Idaho, US, featuring public art A public toilet at a park in Viiskulma, Helsinki, Finland. A public toilet, restroom, bathroom or washroom is a room or small building with toilets (or urinals) and sinks for use by the general public.

  5. Architecture of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Georgian architecture followed in a more refined style, evoking a simple Palladian form; the Royal Crescent at Bath is one of the best examples of this. With the emergence of romanticism during Victorian period, a Gothic Revival was launched—in addition to this around the same time the Industrial Revolution paved the way for buildings such as ...

  6. Baths and wash houses in Britain - Wikipedia

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    In 1844, the Committee for Promoting the Establishment of Baths and Wash-Houses for the Labouring Classes was formed with the Bishop of London as president. [8] The Bishop petitioned for a bill for the regulation of public baths and in 1846 Sir George Gray introduced the bill which became the Public Baths and Wash-houses Act 1846.

  7. Frigidarium - Wikipedia

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    A Roman octagonal bath-house, c. 14.5 m across, centered around an octagonal frigidarium pool over 4 m across and with a large brick conduit for supplying cold water, probably dated to 330–335 CE during the time of Constantine the Great, was excavated at Bax Farm, Teynham, Kent. [5]

  8. Architectural drawing - Wikipedia

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    An architectural drawing or architect's drawing is a technical drawing of a building (or building project) that falls within the definition of architecture.Architectural drawings are used by architects and others for a number of purposes: to develop a design idea into a coherent proposal, to communicate ideas and concepts, to convince clients of the merits of a design, to assist a building ...

  9. Furo - Wikipedia

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    Furo , or the more common and polite form ofuro , is a Japanese bath and/or bathroom. [1] Specifically it is a type of bath which originated as a short, steep-sided wooden bathtub . Baths of this type are found all over Japan in houses, apartments and traditional Japanese inns ( ryokan ) but are now usually made out of a plastic or stainless steel.