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BBC News By Stephen McGrath image captionThe magnificent Neptune Baths are in a state of decay after years of neglect Nestled in a deep mountain gorge in southwest Romania, a group of students and young architects are trying to breathe life into a dilapidated thermal spa town that was once the playground of European elites. Baile Herculane, which translates as Hercules' Baths, is famed for its natural warm sulphuric springs, originally developed by the Romans, and later by royalty of the Habsburg Empire. After a visit in 1852, Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph said it was "the most beaut...

news Young history fans battle to save imperial spa © Petru Cojocaru The magnificent Neptune Baths are in a state of decay after years of neglect Nestled in a deep mountain gorge in southwest Romania, a group of students and young architects are trying to breathe life into a dilapidated thermal spa town that was once the playground of European elites. Baile Herculane, which translates as Hercules' Baths, is famed for its natural warm sulphuric springs, originally developed by the Romans, and later by royalty of the Habsburg Empire. After a visit in 1852, Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Jos...