Monday, March 8, 2010

8 fascinating swimming pools

The world's largest outdoor swimming pool
San Alfonso del Mar is a resort located in the central coast of Chile, frequently noted because of its 1,013 m (3,324 ft) long, 19-acre outdoor pool with 250 million liters of water and holds a Guinness world record. The resort's large pool utilizes a technology developed by the Chilean company Crystal Lagoons, which uses water pumped from the Pacific Ocean, that is then filtered and treated for supply to the pool.


Fascinating swimming pools: World's biggest swimming pool
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World's deepest swimming pool
Nemo 33 is a recreational diving center in Brussels, Belgium that is home to the world's deepest swimming pool. The pool itself consists of a submerged structure with flat platforms at various depth levels. The pool has two large flat-bottomed areas at depth levels of 5m (16 ft) and 10m (32 ft), and a large circular pit descending to a depth of 33m (108 ft). It is filled with 2,500,000 litres of non-chlorinated, highly filtered spring water maintained at 30°C (86°F) and contains several simulated underwater caves at the 10m depth level. There are numerous underwater windows that allow outside visitors to look into the pools at various depths. The complex was designed by Belgian diving expert John Beernaerts as a multi-purpose diving instruction, recreational, and film production facility, and opened in 2004.

Fascinating swimming pools: World's deepest pool

World's largest indoor water park
Ocean Dome, located in Miyazaki, Japan is the biggest indoor swimming pool in the world. It's 300 meters long and 100 meters wide, and it's located 500 meter from the sea. The temperature inside the pavilion is always around 30 degrees, the roof is sky-blue and it has even “clouds”. It has an artificial volcano and also an artificial wave generation system.



Fascinating swimming pools: Largest indoor water park







Blood-red Pool

This elegant and modern boutique hotel is most remarkable for its amazing blood-red pool and the tall trees that seem to grow in, around and through the building. This pool is located in Koh Samui and it was designed by Tirawan Songsawat.


Fascinating pools: Blood-Red pool

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Playboy's Swimming Pool
The new Hugh Hefner Sky Villa at the Palms Las Vegas includes this Playboy pool at the top of the tower. The swimming pool is inside and the whirlpool is outside, both with amazing views of the Strip. The swimming pool covers two acres, with a DJ, outdoor concerts, three bars and twenty-seven private cabanas with a 32" flat-screen TV, refrigerator and fan.

Fascinating swimming pools: Playboy pool


Global warming swimming pool
The bank wanted to raise awareness of the dangers of global warming, so the clever ad guys glued an aerial photo of a city’s skyscrapers to the base of a swimming pool … the effect of a submerged cityscape is fantastic!
Fascinating pools: Global warming swimming pool

Hanging pool
Hanging pool partially hangs off the side of the building - eight stories up. This pool is a part of a five-star, 129-room =Joule hotel" in Dallas.

Fascinating pools: Hanging pool

Devil's Pool
Victoria Falls is on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is 360 feet tall. At the top is a natural rock pool, called Devil's Pool, where the water is relatively calm. From September to December, when the water level is low, you can swim in Devil's Pool.

Fascinating pools: Devil's pool

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