Podolí Swimming Stadium | |
Native Name: | Plavecký stadion Podolí |
Location: | Podolí, Prague 4 |
Completion Date: | 1965 |
Start Date: | 1959 |
Architect: | Richard Podzemný |
Seating Capacity: | 5000 |
Renovation Date: | 2000–2001 |
Podolí Swimming Stadium (in Czech: Plavecký stadion Podolí) is a swimming centre in Prague, Czech Republic, which is located on the right side of Vltava river in Podolí neighborhood.[1] It contains two 50 meter-long pools (outside and inside), 33 meter pool for water polo, spa or other facilities including seating for 5000 spectators.[2] [3] It was built between 1959 and 1965 on the site of a former mine. Design of the complex, symbolizing a big water wave, was created by a Czech architect Richard Podzemný.
The complex had an average of around 2500 visitors daily in 2015.[4]