Hammam more from history

1870 – Creation of the Sina mirror

A strong spring of sulphurous water suddenly gushed out from a baker’s workshop, warmer and more abundant than any other spring that had existed before. The spa director therefore had the workshop demolished and a new spa building with a hotel and swimming pool built in its place – today’s Sina building.

1886 – Construction of the Hammam begins

The architect František Schmoranz , court architect of the Egyptian viceroy and director of the School of Applied Arts in Prague, participated in the construction.

• Materials: sandstone from the Podkrkonoše Mountains – suitable for carving detailed ornaments with a long lifespan.
• Tiles: custom-made in workshops in Modra and Pécs, Hungary.
• Interesting fact: more than 1200 tiles are decorated with the initials IC (Iphigenia de Castries).

1888 – Completion of the Hammam

The magnificent Moorish-style Hammam building, designed by František Schmoranz, was completed near the Sina Mirror. Its decoration resembles stone lace.

1937 – New spa building and thermal swimming pool

• Opening of a new building and swimming pool above the Sina spring – architect Artur Szalatnai-Slatinský, a native of Slatina nad Bebravou.
• Construction of the legendary Green Frog thermal swimming pool – architect Bohuslav Fuchs.

60s and 70s – Modernization of the Three Hearts Spa House

• Reconstruction of the Turkish men’s Hammam changing room and the Sina swimming pool.
• Architect Zdeno Horecký designed a new design and entrance design. In collaboration with him, the old entrances to the pool were removed and new ones were created, along with a design for a mosaic wall in the pool. The wall was newly built, thus increasing the pool’s capacity.
• An original mosaic wall was created with folklore motifs, the theme of water and embroidery patterns.
• The mosaic was awarded as the best work focused on psychotherapy in Slovakia. It is also interesting that the mosaic was created from materials that can withstand the aggressive environment of thermal water and have remained undamaged to this day.