Azure Swimming Pool

Azure Swimming Pool
	The Azure Swimming Pool pictured in October 1996
Building information
City	Pripyat, Ukraine
Opened	1970s
Closed	1998
Pool
Width	22m
Lanes	8

OSM locator map of the swimming pool within the city of Pripyat

The swimming pool in 2009

The Azure Swimming Pool (Ukrainian: Басейн Лазурний; Russian: Бассейн Лазурный) is one of the indoor swimming pools in the abandoned city of Pripyat,^[1] Ukraine, which was affected by the Chernobyl disaster.

History

It was built in the 1970s and was used until 1998 (12 years after the Chernobyl disaster); during those 12 years the swimming pool was mainly used by the liquidators.^[2] The swimming pool is considered one of the cleanest places of Pripyat.^[3] Currently, the swimming pool and the adjacent indoor basketball court are abandoned.

Gallery

The exterior of the swimming pool in 2009

Another view of the exterior of the pool in 2009. In the upper right corner is shown the outdoor clock

Cultural references

The swimming pool is featured in the Markiyan Kamysh's novel A Stroll to the Zone about illegal trips to Pripyat.
The swimming pool is featured in the video game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in the mission One Shot, One Kill and also in the multiplayer map Bloc.
The swimming pool is featured in the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
The swimming pool is featured in the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.
The swimming pool appears in the music video of the song "Marooned" by Pink Floyd.^[4]
The swimming pool is featured in the music video of the song "Sweet People" performed by Alyosha.^[5]
The swimming pool appears in the short film Postcards from Pripyat, which was filmed by the CBS cameraman, Danny Cooke.^[6]
The swimming pool is featured in the DJI story Lost City of Chernobyl.^[7]
The swimming pool is featured in the video game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
The swimming pool appears in the Suede's music video Life Is Golden, including some places in Pripyat.

References

↑ "Swimming Pool Azure". The Chernobyl Gallery. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
↑ "Припятское: плавательный бассейн в мертвом городе". livejournal.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
↑ "Припять: бассейн "Лазурный"". livejournal.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
↑ 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

Media related to Azure Swimming Pool at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 51°24′26″N 30°03′30″E / 51.40715°N 30.05823°E / 51.40715; 30.05823

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[1] "Swimming Pool Azure". The Chernobyl Gallery. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[2] "Припятское: плавательный бассейн в мертвом городе". livejournal.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[3] "Припять: бассейн "Лазурный"". livejournal.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[4] Pink Floyd release new Marooned video...and TDB20 countdown!

[5] Video Alyosha - Sweet People (Ukraine). 18 May 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via YouTube.

[6] Drone in Pripyat (Chernobyl) Postcards from Pripyat

[7] DJI Stories - The Lost City of Chernobyl