The Giant Bath Tub for Alexander of Russia in Babolovsky Palace, St. Petersburg (1801-1825). The tub was originally a chunk of granite from a Finnish island, weighed over 160 tonnes. A team was given the task of turning the rock into a bathtub, and it took a decade to get the job done. [1080×999]
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The Tsar Bath has a height of 1.96m, a depth of 1.52m, and a width of 5.33m. The walls of tub are 45cm thick, and its weight was reduced from the original 160 tonnes to 48 tonnes. 8000 buckets of water (about 12 tonnes) could be contained in this bath. Given the immensity of the bath, the workers renovating the palace had to first place the tub into its designated room before having the walls and roof constructed.
During WWII, Babolovo Palace was badly damaged. The Tsar Bath, however, survived and invading Nazis even attempted to have the bath tub transported to Germany. They were, however, unsuccessful and extraordinary object was left where it was. Babolovo Palace has remained in ruins ever since.
The perspective of this picture is messing me up. He looks 8 inches tall