Pantheon Hall - Part 2: The Big Bang Theory.
Was This A Brothel?
I've never been in a brothel. My only experience of what their interior might look like comes from old Westerns and 70s cop shows. However, there is something decidedly seedy about these corridors.
Numbered Booths
There are quite a few corridors like this, and what's more, those walls don't look very thick.
You will need a torch to navigate these corridors.
Handy Sink
There's also a place where you can get cleaned up, as well as a storeroom containing lots of old pairs of slippers.
Massage Rooms?
Now, I am not saying for definite that these rooms were used as a brothel, but I would like to hear other theories for what they could possibly be. Each chamber consists of a double bed mattress which completely fills the room. One wall is mirrored from floor to ceiling. I've been to several health spas, and when you have a massage it isn't in a room like this. You lie on a table and try not to fart while the masseur walks around you doing their thing. Well that's my experience anyway. It's never seen anything like this.
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Pantheon Hall - Part 1
We've always loved urban exploring - visiting abandoned old buildings - and Cyprus has more than its fair share, from old hotels to forgotten hospitals for disused mines. When we discovered the place we are about to show you though, we really hit the Urbex Jackpot. This place is amazing, and has a remarkably colourful past as well.
Return to The Abandoned Ranch
The other day we saw an article about a mysterious church that had appeared in the Kouris Reservoir because of the low water level. When we got there it turned out to be a case of bad journalism. However, as we were in the area, we decided to revisit the abandoned Rancho Appaloosa, to see how much it had changed since we first found the place, in 2016.Related Pages
MapPantheon Hall - Part 2: The Big Bang Theory
We started exploring the abandon Pantheon Hall in our last blog, and saw how it spent its last days as a boxing venue. Well, before then, it was a high class health spa with a very colourful history. So don your brothel creepers and join us as we tiptoe over the tiled floors and examine the titilating tales that surrounded "Aphrodite's Temple", as it used to be known.
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Let me take you on a journey around the region of Paphos, Cyprus. Starting at Paphos itself, we travel to Akoursos, then Kathikas, Kritou Terra and Simou. We continue past Lasa and Kannaviou, before taking in the delights of Panagia. Getting a bit more adventurous, we visit the abandoned villages of Statos and Agios Fotios, before passing through Choulou, Letymbou and Polemi, and rejoining the main Paphos - Polis road.
The route is suitable for all types of vehicle, and requires no off-roading. The guide contains about 130 photographs including shots of all the road signs you need to pay attention to, as well as some of the highlights you may experience along the way.
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You can do this journey in a day, or you can break it up into chunks. You can also do it in reverse, to get some completely different views. It is entirely up to you.
