The Azure Swimming Pool () was one of the indoor swimming pools in the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine, which was affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
History 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. The swimming pool was considered to be one of the cleanest places in Pripyat. 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
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 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 Pink Floyd release new Marooned video...and TDB20 countdown! Music video of the song "Sweet People" by Ukrainian singer Alyosha The short film Postcards from Pripyat, filmed by CBS cameraman Danny CookeDrone in Pripyat (Chernobyl) Postcards from Pripyat Chinese technology company DJI's story, Lost City of ChernobylDJI Stories - The Lost City of Chernobyl 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 "Sam's Story" DLC The HBO miniseries Chernobyl At a location called 'The Storage' in the video game Second Life The video game Chernobylite The video game Counter-Strike 2 as a backdrop in the map Cache.
Gallery
See also Avanhard Stadium of Pripyat Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
References
External links
Photographs of the Azure Swimming Pool in 2016