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DeutschAzure Swimming Pool
 The Azure Swimming Pool in October 1996 | |
| Building information | |
|---|---|
| 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 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.
History[edit]
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.
In popular culture[edit]
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The swimming pool appears in the following:
- Ukrainian writer Markiyan Kamysh's novel A Stroll to the Zone, which is centred around illegal trips to Pripyat[5][full citation needed]
- The video game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in the mission "One Shot, One Kill" and also in the multiplayer map "Bloc"
- Music video of the song "Marooned" by English rock band Pink Floyd[6]
- Music video of the song "Sweet People" by Ukrainian singer Alyosha[7]
- The short film Postcards from Pripyat, filmed by CBS cameraman Danny Cooke[8]
- Chinese technology company DJI's story, Lost City of Chernobyl[9]
- The video game PUBG: Battlegrounds
- Music video of the song "Life Is Golden", by English rock band Suede (along with other locations in Pripyat)
- The video game Warface
- The video game Call of Duty: Warzone
- The video game Metro Exodus's "Sam's Story" DLC
- The HBO miniseries Chernobyl
- At a location called 'The Storage' in the video game Second Life
Gallery[edit]
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The exterior of the swimming pool in 2009 -
Another view of the exterior of the pool in 2009. The outdoor clock is visible in the upper right corner of the picture.
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Swimming Pool Azure". The Chernobyl Gallery. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "site". The Chernobyl Gallery. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Припятское: плавательный бассейн в мертвом городе". livejournal.com. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Припять: бассейн "Лазурный"". livejournal.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Чорнобильська зона відчуження: Загроза смерті чи відродження? (На матеріалі подорожнього нарису Маркіяна Камиша 'Оформляндія або прогулянка в зону')" [Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: Threat of death or revival? (Based on Markiyan Kamysh's travel sketch 'Decoration, or A Stroll to the Zone')]. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Pink Floyd release new Marooned video...and TDB20 countdown!
- ^ Video Alyosha - Sweet People (Ukraine). 18 May 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ Drone in Pripyat (Chernobyl) Postcards from Pripyat
- ^ DJI Stories - The Lost City of Chernobyl
External links[edit]
Media related to Azure Swimming Pool at Wikimedia Commons