Anton Marchenko
The most renowned public bathhouse in Moscow celebrated its 205th anniversary last year. The atmosphere, authority and its environment may be compared to the legendary Roman thermae but the latter as we all know are in ruins. Sanduny in the meanwhile seems to be indestructible and survived all the hard times, reconstructions and removals, as well as the infamous fire in 1812 and the merciless exploitation of the building in the Soviet era. The large space is divided into five sections, three for men and two for women. There is also a restaurant, a beauty-shop and a laundry set in these spectacular imperial interiors. Some celebrities used to take a steam bath here right besides common people: Asia Argento, John Travolta, and Dolph Lundgren, just to name a few.
