There was a wedding photography shoot.

You may not be able to see it, but the bride is wearing tennis shoes underneath the dress.

Look at the quality of the walls, the marble columns, and the decorations.

This is very well preserved, but it did have to be put back together.

Look carefully: only some of the columns are real

Trompe-l'œil

The construction of the arch impressed me--so did everything else.

You can see in this image that the original walls have been stablized by new construction.

This was once the figidarium (cold bath).

The baths were an important part of social life and were often paid for by a prominent citizen or even the Roman emperor.

These columns are not actually holding up the mountains although I tried to make it look that way.

Part of the synagogue next to the baths.

Part of the synagogue next to the baths.

There were many well-preserved mosaics on the floor and walls.

floor mosaic

floor mosaic

These mosaics are 3-4 feet on a side