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The exterior of the swimming pool in 2009
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Another view of the exterior of the pool in 2009. The outdoor clock is visible in the upper right corner of the picture.
The Azure Swimming Pool (Ukrainian: Басейн Лазурний) is one of the indoor swimming pools in the abandoned city of Pripyat,[1][2] Ukraine, which was affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Building information | |
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City | Pripyat, Ukraine |
Coordinates | 51°24′24″N 30°02′57″E / 51.4068°N 30.0492°E |
Opened | 1970s |
Closed | 1998 |
Pool | |
Width | 22 m |
Lanes | 5 |
The complex was built in the 1970s and remained in use until 1998 (12 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster); during those 12 years the swimming pool was mainly used by Chernobyl liquidators.[3] The swimming pool was considered to be one of the cleanest places in Pripyat.[4] However, the swimming pool and the adjacent indoor basketball court have been abandoned and left to decay since its closure in 1998.
The swimming pool appears in the following:
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51°24′26″N 30°03′30″E / 51.40715°N 30.05823°E