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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85_(%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84)" title="حمام (مغتسل) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="حمام (مغتسل)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyo_(cambra)" title="Banyo (cambra) – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Banyo (cambra)" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuartu_de_ba%C3%B1u" title="Cuartu de bañu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Cuartu de bañu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayehan" title="Kayehan – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Kayehan" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="স্নানাগার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="স্নানাগার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%CC%8Dk-keng-%C3%A1" title="E̍k-keng-á – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="E̍k-keng-á" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8F_(%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5)" title="Баня (помещение) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Баня (помещение)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal-gibella%C3%B1" title="Sal-gibellañ – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Sal-gibellañ" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambra_de_bany" title="Cambra de bany – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Cambra de bany" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koupelna" title="Koupelna – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Koupelna" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badev%C3%A6relse" title="Badeværelse – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Badeværelse" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badezimmer" title="Badezimmer – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Badezimmer" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vannituba" title="Vannituba – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Vannituba" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BF" title="Μπάνιο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μπάνιο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuarto_de_ba%C3%B1o" title="Cuarto de baño – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Cuarto de baño" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban%C4%89ambro" title="Banĉambro – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Banĉambro" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bainugela" title="Bainugela – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bainugela" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85" title="حمام – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="حمام" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salle_de_bains" title="Salle de bains – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Salle de bains" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuarto_de_ba%C3%B1o" title="Cuarto de baño – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Cuarto de baño" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-guw mw-list-item"><a href="https://guw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awul%E1%BA%B9pam%E1%BA%B9" title="Awulẹpamẹ – Gun" lang="guw" hreflang="guw" data-title="Awulẹpamẹ" data-language-autonym="Gungbe" data-language-local-name="Gun" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gungbe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9-s%E1%B9%B3%CC%82n-ki%C3%AAn" title="Sé-sṳ̂n-kiên – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Sé-sṳ̂n-kiên" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9A%95%EC%8B%A4" title="욕실 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="욕실" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandaki" title="Bandaki – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Bandaki" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%B0" title="स्नानघर – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="स्नानघर" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kupaonica" title="Kupaonica – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kupaonica" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathroom" title="Bathroom – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Bathroom" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamar_mandi" title="Kamar mandi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kamar mandi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%C3%B0herbergi" title="Baðherbergi – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Baðherbergi" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanza_da_bagno" title="Stanza da bagno – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Stanza da bagno" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%97%D7%93%D7%A8_%D7%A8%D7%97%D7%A6%D7%94" title="חדר רחצה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="חדר רחצה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakiwan" title="Pakiwan – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Pakiwan" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%A6_%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%86" title="ಸ್ನಾನದ ಮನೆ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಸ್ನಾನದ ಮನೆ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%90%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%96%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D" title="სააბაზანო – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სააბაზანო" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%9B%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%81%D9%95_%DA%A9%D9%8F%D9%B9%DA%BE" title="سرٛانہٕ کُٹھ – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="سرٛانہٕ کُٹھ" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bafu" title="Bafu – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Bafu" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanm-ben" title="Chanm-ben – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Chanm-ben" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balneum" title="Balneum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Balneum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vannas_istaba" title="Vannas istaba – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" 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free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Room for personal hygiene activities, such as showering</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about private rooms for personal hygiene. For toilet facilities outside the home, see <a href="/wiki/Public_toilet" title="Public toilet">public toilet</a>. For private toilet room at a residence, see <a href="/wiki/Toilet_(room)" title="Toilet (room)">toilet (room)</a>. For washing facilities outside the home, see <a href="/wiki/Public_bathing" title="Public bathing">public bathing</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Modern_bath_rooms_and_appliances_-_a_few_suggestions_about_plumbing_valuable_to_home_builders_or_those_about_to_remodel_their_present_dwellings._(1903)_(14778178805).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Modern_bath_rooms_and_appliances_-_a_few_suggestions_about_plumbing_valuable_to_home_builders_or_those_about_to_remodel_their_present_dwellings._%281903%29_%2814778178805%29.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Modern_bath_rooms_and_appliances_-_a_few_suggestions_about_plumbing_valuable_to_home_builders_or_those_about_to_remodel_their_present_dwellings._%281903%29_%2814778178805%29.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Modern_bath_rooms_and_appliances_-_a_few_suggestions_about_plumbing_valuable_to_home_builders_or_those_about_to_remodel_their_present_dwellings._%281903%29_%2814778178805%29.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4208" data-file-height="3296" /></a><figcaption>Illustration of a bathroom from the early 20th century, in which appear a bathtub, two <a href="/wiki/Towel" title="Towel">towels</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Flush_toilet" title="Flush toilet">toilet</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Sink" title="Sink">sink</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Mirror" title="Mirror">mirrors</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>bathroom</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Room_(architecture)" class="mw-redirect" title="Room (architecture)">room</a> in which people wash their bodies or parts thereof. It can contain one or more of the following plumbing fixtures: a <a href="/wiki/Shower" title="Shower">shower</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Bathtub" title="Bathtub">bathtub</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Bidet" title="Bidet">bidet</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Sink" title="Sink">sink</a> (also known as a wash basin in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a>). A <a href="/wiki/Toilet" title="Toilet">toilet</a> is also frequently included. There are also specific <a href="/wiki/Toilet_(room)" title="Toilet (room)">toilet rooms</a>, only containing a toilet (often accompanied by a sink), which in <a href="/wiki/North_American_English" title="North American English">North American English</a> tend to be called "bathrooms", "powder rooms" or "washrooms", as <a href="/wiki/Euphemism" title="Euphemism">euphemisms</a> to conceal their actual purpose, while they in <a href="/wiki/British_English" title="British English">British and Irish English</a> are known as just "toilets" or possibly "cloakrooms" - but also as "lavatories" when they are <a href="/wiki/Public_toilet" title="Public toilet">public</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Historically, bathing was often a collective activity, which took place in <a href="/wiki/Public_bathing" title="Public bathing">public baths</a>. In some countries, the shared social aspect of cleansing the body is still important, for example with <i><a href="/wiki/Sent%C5%8D" title="Sentō">sento</a></i> in Japan and, throughout the Islamic world, the <a href="/wiki/Hammam" title="Hammam">hammam</a> (also known in the West as a "Turkish bath"). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variations_and_terminology">Variations and terminology <span class="anchor" id="Ensuite"></span><span class="anchor" id="Terminology_in_the_United_States"></span><span class="anchor" id="Jack_and_Jill_bathroom"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Variations and terminology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barcelonnette_-_Villa_du_Parc_du_Mercantour_-991.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Barcelonnette_-_Villa_du_Parc_du_Mercantour_-991.jpg/220px-Barcelonnette_-_Villa_du_Parc_du_Mercantour_-991.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="296" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Barcelonnette_-_Villa_du_Parc_du_Mercantour_-991.jpg/330px-Barcelonnette_-_Villa_du_Parc_du_Mercantour_-991.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Barcelonnette_-_Villa_du_Parc_du_Mercantour_-991.jpg/440px-Barcelonnette_-_Villa_du_Parc_du_Mercantour_-991.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2661" data-file-height="3579" /></a><figcaption>Bathroom in France, with a <a href="/wiki/Bathtub" title="Bathtub">bathtub</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Shower" title="Shower">shower</a> - and no toilet.</figcaption></figure> <p>The term for the place used to clean the body varies around the <a href="/wiki/English-speaking_world" title="English-speaking world">English-speaking world</a>, as does the design of the room itself. A <i>full bathroom</i> generally contains a bath or shower (or both), a toilet, and a sink. An <i>en suite bathroom</i> or <i>en suite shower room</i> is attached to, and only accessible from, a bedroom. A <i>family bathroom</i>, in British <a href="/wiki/Estate_agent" title="Estate agent">estate agent</a> terminology, is a full bathroom not attached to a bedroom, but with its door opening onto a corridor. A <i>Jack and Jill bathroom</i> (or <i>connected bathroom</i>) is situated between and usually shared by the occupants of two separate bedrooms. It may also have two wash basins.<sup id="cite_ref-Hirsch_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hirsch-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <i><a href="/wiki/Wetroom" class="mw-redirect" title="Wetroom">wetroom</a></i> is a waterproof room usually equipped with a shower; it is designed to eliminate moisture damage and is compatible with <a href="/wiki/Underfloor_heating" title="Underfloor heating">underfloor heating</a> systems. </p><p>In the United States, there is a lack of a single definition. This commonly results in discrepancies between the advertised and actual number of baths in <a href="/wiki/Real_estate" title="Real estate">real estate</a> listings. Bathrooms are generally categorized as "master bathroom", containing a <a href="/wiki/Shower" title="Shower">shower</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Bathtub" title="Bathtub">bathtub</a> that is adjoining to the largest bedroom; a "full bathroom" (or "full bath"), containing four plumbing fixtures: a <a href="/wiki/Toilet" title="Toilet">toilet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sink" title="Sink">sink</a>, and either a bathtub with a shower, or a bathtub and a separate shower stall; "half bath" (or "powder room") containing just a toilet and sink; and "3/4 bath" containing toilet, sink, and shower, although the terms vary from market to market. In some U.S. markets, a toilet, sink, and shower are considered a "full bath." In addition, there is the use of the word "bathroom" to describe <a href="/wiki/Toilet_(room)" title="Toilet (room)">a room containing a toilet</a> and a basin, and nothing else.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Canadian_English" title="Canadian English">Canada</a>, "washroom" is the preferred term for such a room, the same applies to public facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_considerations">Design considerations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Design considerations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towels">Towels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Towels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bathrooms often have one or more <a href="/wiki/Towel" title="Towel">towel</a> bars or rings for hanging towels.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Furniture">Furniture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Furniture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Polson_Museum_-_medicine_cabinet.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Polson_Museum_-_medicine_cabinet.jpg/220px-Polson_Museum_-_medicine_cabinet.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Polson_Museum_-_medicine_cabinet.jpg/330px-Polson_Museum_-_medicine_cabinet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Polson_Museum_-_medicine_cabinet.jpg/440px-Polson_Museum_-_medicine_cabinet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Bathroom_cabinet" title="Bathroom cabinet">bathroom cabinet</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Some bathrooms contain a <a href="/wiki/Bathroom_cabinet" title="Bathroom cabinet">bathroom cabinet</a> for personal hygiene products and medicines, and drawers or shelves (sometimes in column form) for storing towels and other items.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bidet">Bidet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bidet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:VillaMitre50.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/VillaMitre50.jpg/220px-VillaMitre50.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/VillaMitre50.jpg/330px-VillaMitre50.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/VillaMitre50.jpg/440px-VillaMitre50.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3472" data-file-height="2604" /></a><figcaption>A modern bidet of the traditional type</figcaption></figure> <p>Some bathrooms contain a <a href="/wiki/Bidet" title="Bidet">bidet</a>, which might be placed next to a toilet.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plumbing">Plumbing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Plumbing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bathroom design must account for the use of hot and cold water, in significant quantities, for cleaning the body. The water is also used for moving solid and liquid <a href="/wiki/Human_waste" title="Human waste">human waste</a> to a sewer or <a href="/wiki/Septic_tank" title="Septic tank">septic tank</a>. Water may be splashed on the walls and floor, and hot humid air may cause condensation on cold surfaces. From a decorating point of view, the bathroom presents a challenge. Ceiling, wall, and floor materials and coverings should be impervious to water and readily and easily cleaned. The use of ceramic or glass, as well as smooth plastic materials, is common in bathrooms for their ease of cleaning. Such surfaces are often cold to the touch, however, so water-resistant bath mats or even bathroom carpets may be used on the floor to make the room more comfortable. Alternatively, the floor may be heated, possibly by strategically placing resistive electric mats under the floor tile or radiant hot water tubing close to the underside of the floor surface.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electricity">Electricity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Electricity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Electrical appliances, such as lights, heaters, and heated towel rails, generally need to be installed as fixtures, with permanent connections rather than plugs and sockets. This minimizes the risk of <a href="/wiki/Electric_shock" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric shock">electric shock</a>. <a href="/wiki/Residual-current_device" title="Residual-current device">Ground-fault circuit interrupter</a> <a href="/wiki/Domestic_AC_power_plugs_and_sockets" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic AC power plugs and sockets">electrical sockets</a> can reduce the risk of electric shock, and are required for bathroom socket installation by <a href="/wiki/National_Electrical_Code_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Electrical Code (US)">electrical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Building_code" title="Building code">building codes</a> in the United States and Canada. In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, only special sockets suitable for electric shavers and electric toothbrushes are permitted in bathrooms and are labelled as such.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Building_regulations_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Building regulations in the United Kingdom">UK building regulations</a> also define what type of electrical fixtures, such as light fittings (i.e. how water-/splash-proof) may be installed in the areas (zones) around and above baths, and showers.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lighting">Lighting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Lighting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bathroom lighting should be uniform, and bright and must minimize glare. For all the activities like shaving, showering, grooming, etc. one must ensure equitable lighting across the entire bathroom space. The mirror area should have at least two sources of light at least 1 foot apart to eliminate any shadows on the face. Skin tones and hair color are highlighted with a tinge of yellow light. Ceiling and wall lights must be safe for use in a bathroom (electrical parts need to be splashproof) and therefore must carry appropriate certification such as <a href="/wiki/IP_Code" class="mw-redirect" title="IP Code">IP44</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>All forms of bathroom lighting should be IP44 rated as safe to use in the bathroom.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(geographic_names)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)"><span title="The geographic scope near this tag is ambiguous. (August 2022)">where?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Ritual_purification" title="Ritual purification">Ritual purification</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hygiene#History" title="Hygiene">Hygiene § History</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mohenjo-daro.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Mohenjo-daro.jpg/220px-Mohenjo-daro.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Mohenjo-daro.jpg/330px-Mohenjo-daro.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Mohenjo-daro.jpg/440px-Mohenjo-daro.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Great_Bath,_Mohenjo-daro" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro">Great Bath of Mohenjo-daro</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The first records for the use of baths date back as far as 3000 B.C. At this time water had a strong religious value, being seen as a purifying element for both body and soul. So it was not uncommon for people to be required to cleanse themselves before entering a sacred area. Baths are recorded as part of village or town life throughout this period, with a split between steam baths in Europe and America and cold baths in Asia. Communal baths were erected in a distinctly separate area from the living quarters of the village.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Nearly all of the hundreds of houses excavated had their bathing rooms. Generally located on the ground floor, the bath was made of brick, sometimes with a surrounding curb to sit on. The water drained away through a hole in the floor, down chutes or pottery pipes in the walls, and into the municipal drainage system. Even the fastidious Egyptians rarely had special bathrooms.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Greek_and_Roman_bathing">Greek and Roman bathing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Greek and Roman bathing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Roman_bathing" title="Ancient Roman bathing">Ancient Roman bathing</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cyark_Weissenburg_Reconstruction.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Cyark_Weissenburg_Reconstruction.jpg/220px-Cyark_Weissenburg_Reconstruction.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Cyark_Weissenburg_Reconstruction.jpg/330px-Cyark_Weissenburg_Reconstruction.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Cyark_Weissenburg_Reconstruction.jpg/440px-Cyark_Weissenburg_Reconstruction.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1277" data-file-height="567" /></a><figcaption>Virtual reconstruction of the Roman Baths in Weißenburg, Germany, using data from laser scan technology</figcaption></figure> <p>The Roman attitudes towards bathing are well documented; they built large thermal baths (<i><a href="/wiki/Thermae" title="Thermae">thermae</a></i>), marking not only a significant social development but also providing a public source of relaxation and rejuvenation. Here was a place where people could meet to discuss the matters of the day and enjoy entertainment. During this period there was a distinction between private and public baths, with many wealthy families having their thermal baths in their houses. Despite this they still made use of the public baths, showing the value that they had as a public institution. The strength of the Roman Empire was telling in this respect; imports from throughout the world allowed Roman citizens to enjoy ointments, incense, combs, and mirrors. The partially reconstructed ruins can still be seen today, for example at <a href="/wiki/Roman_Baths_(Bath)" title="Roman Baths (Bath)">Roman Baths (Bath)</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bath,_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Bath, England">Bath, England</a>, then part of <a href="/wiki/Roman_Britain" title="Roman Britain">Roman Britain</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Not all ancient baths were in the style of the large pools that often come to mind when one imagines the <a href="/wiki/Roman_baths" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman baths">Roman baths</a>; the earliest surviving bathtub dates back to 1700 B.C and hails from the Palace of <a href="/wiki/Knossos" title="Knossos">Knossos</a> in Crete. What is remarkable about this tub is not only the similarity with the baths of today but also how the plumbing works surrounding it differ so little from modern models. A more advanced prehistoric (15th century BC and before) system of baths and plumbing is to be found in the excavated town of <a href="/wiki/Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city)" title="Akrotiri (prehistoric city)">Akrotiri</a>, on the Aegean island of <a href="/wiki/Santorini" title="Santorini">Santorini</a> (Thera). There, <a href="/wiki/Alabaster" title="Alabaster">alabaster</a> tubs and other bath fittings were found, along with a sophisticated twin plumbing system to transport hot and cold water separately. This was probably because of easy access to <a href="/wiki/Geothermic" class="mw-redirect" title="Geothermic">geothermic</a> hot springs on this <a href="/wiki/Volcanic" class="mw-redirect" title="Volcanic">volcanic</a> island.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Both the Greeks and the Romans recognized the value of bathing as an important part of their lifestyles. Writers such as <a href="/wiki/Homer" title="Homer">Homer</a> had their heroes bathe in warm water to regain their strength; it is perhaps notable that the mother of <a href="/wiki/Achilles" title="Achilles">Achilles</a> bathed him to gain his invincibility. Palaces have been uncovered throughout Greece with areas that are dedicated to bathing, spaces with ceramic bathtubs, as well as sophisticated drainage systems. Homer uses the word λοετρά, <i>loetrá</i>, "baths", later λουτρά, <i>loutrá</i>, from the verb λούειν, <i>loúein</i>, to bathe. The same root finds an even earlier attestation on <a href="/wiki/Linear_B" title="Linear B">Linear B</a> tablets, in the name of the River <a href="/wiki/Lousios" title="Lousios">Lousios</a> ("bathing" [river]), in <a href="/wiki/Arcadia_(ancient_region)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arcadia (ancient region)">Arcadia</a>. Public baths are mentioned by the comedian <a href="/wiki/Aristophanes" title="Aristophanes">Aristophanes</a> as βαλανεία, <i>balaneía</i> (sing.: βαλανείον, <i>balaneíon</i>, <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latinized</a> as <i>balneum</i>, a "balneary").<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="16th_century_and_beyond">16th century and beyond</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 16th century and beyond"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Throughout the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, the use of <a href="/wiki/Public_baths" class="mw-redirect" title="Public baths">public baths</a> declined gradually in the West, and private spaces were favored, thus laying the foundations for the bathroom, as it was to become, in the 20th century. However, increased urbanization led to the creation of more <a href="/wiki/Baths_and_wash_houses_in_Britain" title="Baths and wash houses in Britain">baths and washhouses in Britain</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In Japan shared bathing in <i><a href="/wiki/Sento" class="mw-redirect" title="Sento">sento</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Onsen" title="Onsen">onsen</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Spa" title="Spa">spas</a>) still exists, the latter being very popular.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Cultural historian <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Penner" title="Barbara Penner">Barbara Penner</a> has written of the ambiguous nature of bathrooms as both the most private space and one most connected to the wider outside world.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 205px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badkamer_kasteel_van_gaasbeek.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bathroom in Belgium"><img alt="Bathroom in Belgium" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Badkamer_kasteel_van_gaasbeek.jpg/175px-Badkamer_kasteel_van_gaasbeek.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Badkamer_kasteel_van_gaasbeek.jpg/263px-Badkamer_kasteel_van_gaasbeek.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Badkamer_kasteel_van_gaasbeek.jpg/350px-Badkamer_kasteel_van_gaasbeek.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bathroom in Belgium</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 205px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bathroom_in_the_Beamish_Museum_01.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="An early 20th century bathroom in the Beamish Museum, near Durham, England"><img alt="An early 20th century bathroom in the Beamish Museum, near Durham, England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Bathroom_in_the_Beamish_Museum_01.JPG/127px-Bathroom_in_the_Beamish_Museum_01.JPG" decoding="async" width="127" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Bathroom_in_the_Beamish_Museum_01.JPG/191px-Bathroom_in_the_Beamish_Museum_01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Bathroom_in_the_Beamish_Museum_01.JPG/254px-Bathroom_in_the_Beamish_Museum_01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="2537" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An early 20th century bathroom in the <a href="/wiki/Beamish_Museum" title="Beamish Museum">Beamish Museum</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Durham,_England" title="Durham, England">Durham, England</a> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 205px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Modern_bath_rooms_and_appliances_-_a_few_suggestions_about_plumbing_valuable_to_home_builders_or_those_about_to_remodel_their_present_dwellings._(1903)_(14798031263).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Illustration of a bathroom from 1903"><img alt="Illustration of a bathroom from 1903" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Modern_bath_rooms_and_appliances_-_a_few_suggestions_about_plumbing_valuable_to_home_builders_or_those_about_to_remodel_their_present_dwellings._%281903%29_%2814798031263%29.jpg/175px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Modern_bath_rooms_and_appliances_-_a_few_suggestions_about_plumbing_valuable_to_home_builders_or_those_about_to_remodel_their_present_dwellings._%281903%29_%2814798031263%29.jpg/263px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Modern_bath_rooms_and_appliances_-_a_few_suggestions_about_plumbing_valuable_to_home_builders_or_those_about_to_remodel_their_present_dwellings._%281903%29_%2814798031263%29.jpg/350px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4192" data-file-height="3300" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Illustration of a bathroom from 1903</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 205px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2020-01-09_Media_Tour_Youth_Olympic_Village_Lausanne_(2020_Winter_Youth_Olympics)_by_Martin_Rulsch_63.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A bathroom in the Olympic village of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics"><img alt="A bathroom in the Olympic village of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/2020-01-09_Media_Tour_Youth_Olympic_Village_Lausanne_%282020_Winter_Youth_Olympics%29_by_Martin_Rulsch_63.jpg/175px-2020-01-09_Media_Tour_Youth_Olympic_Village_Lausanne_%282020_Winter_Youth_Olympics%29_by_Martin_Rulsch_63.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/2020-01-09_Media_Tour_Youth_Olympic_Village_Lausanne_%282020_Winter_Youth_Olympics%29_by_Martin_Rulsch_63.jpg/263px-2020-01-09_Media_Tour_Youth_Olympic_Village_Lausanne_%282020_Winter_Youth_Olympics%29_by_Martin_Rulsch_63.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/2020-01-09_Media_Tour_Youth_Olympic_Village_Lausanne_%282020_Winter_Youth_Olympics%29_by_Martin_Rulsch_63.jpg/350px-2020-01-09_Media_Tour_Youth_Olympic_Village_Lausanne_%282020_Winter_Youth_Olympics%29_by_Martin_Rulsch_63.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A bathroom in the Olympic village of the <a href="/wiki/2020_Winter_Youth_Olympics" title="2020 Winter Youth Olympics">2020 Winter Youth Olympics</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Accessible_toilet" title="Accessible toilet">Accessible toilet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folding_screen" title="Folding screen">Folding screen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Furo" title="Furo">Furo</a> - Japanese bathroom</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washstand" title="Washstand">Washstand</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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(2018). <i>The Bathroom: A Social History of Cleanliness and the Body</i>. <a href="/wiki/ABC-Clio" title="ABC-Clio">ABC-Clio</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781440852664" title="Special:BookSources/9781440852664"><bdi>9781440852664</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Bathroom%3A+A+Social+History+of+Cleanliness+and+the+Body&rft.pub=ABC-Clio&rft.date=2018&rft.isbn=9781440852664&rft.aulast=Hoagland&rft.aufirst=Alison+K.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABathroom" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bathroom&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span 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