The Roman Baths are at the centre of a university study aimed at producing renewable biofuels from algae.
Standouts of the museum are the preserved ruins of the Roman baths and amphitheatre dating back to the 3rd Century.
In the 18th century, under George III, it developed into an elegant town with neoclassical Palladian buildings, which blend harmoniously with the Roman baths.
The 1.4m (4.5ft) diameter stone features the Cotswold Way acorn symbol at its centre, and can be found in the abbey churchyard near the Roman baths.
The 1.4m (4.5ft) diameter stone, which will feature the Cotswold Way acorn symbol at its centre, is to be set into the pavement in the abbey churchyard near the Roman baths.
Later on Thursday they will travel by car through Somerset villages on their way to Bath for a tour of the Roman Baths, the Pump Room, the Guildhall and the Abbey.
Unlike previous projects at Microsoft and the University of Washington, the team at UNC used a home PC (albeit one with four GPUs) to process millions of images pulled from the Internet and construct 3D models of such landmarks as the Colosseum and the Roman baths at Sagalassos (above).
The research team, which also includes the university's department of chemistry and scientists at the University of the West of England, is growing each of the algae from the Roman Baths over a range of temperatures and comparing them to "control" algae known for being good for producing biodiesel at normal temperatures.
And along the mountain river in Olympos that falls into the sea, there are remains of Roman baths from the 5th Century BC.
But the opening of Aire Ancient Baths on March 15 makes me wonder, what did hedonistic Roman bath fans in the Big Apple do before this?
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All the stops have been pulled out to make this more than just a gambling destination: there are Roman baths, a roof garden with 20, 000 plants, 10 restaurants and a shopping centre.
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