Laugardalslaug (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlœyːɣarˌtalsˌlœyːx], "pool of Laugardalur") is a public thermal baths and swimming pool complex located in the Laugardalur district of Iceland's capital Reykjavík. With an indoor Olympic-size swimming pool, a 50-metre-long outdoor swimming pool, a 400 m2 playing pool, 8 hot pots of various temperatures, and a 17 m2 steam bath, it is the largest conventional swimming pool complex in Iceland.Receiving about 800,000 visitors in 2010,[1] it is the most visited thermal baths in Iceland after the Blue Lagoon.
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| City | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 64°8′45″N 21°52′49″W / 64.14583°N 21.88028°W (Street address: Sundlaugarvegur 30, 105 Reykjavík) | |||||||||||||||
| Built | 1958–1968 (expanded 1981–1986 and 2002–2005) | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 June 1968 | |||||||||||||||
| Architect(s) | Einar Sveinsson (1968), Jes Einar Þorsteinsson (1986) | |||||||||||||||
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| Website | https://reykjavik.is/stadir/laugardalslaug | |||||||||||||||
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| "Laugardalslaug - Almennar upplýsingar" [General information]. www.reykjavik.is (in Icelandic). City of Reykjavík. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2019. | ||||||||||||||||
The baths are owned by the City of Reykjavík, and are operated by its Department of Sport and Leisure (ÍTR; Íþrótta- og tómstundasvið Reykjavíkur.)[2]
History
The complex was constructed at its current location in 1958–1968, designed by city architect Einar Sveinsson,[3] and was expanded in 1981–1986[4][5] by architect Jes Einar Þorsteinsson,[6] and again in 2002–2005.[7][8]
The hot springs of Laugardalur were mentioned by Þorkell Arngrímsson Vídalín in 1672.[9][10] The springs were visited by Uno von Troil, Archbishop of Uppsala, on his journey to Iceland in 1772. He measured the water temperature at 89.4 °C.[11][10]
Pools
| Pool[3] | Temperature | Surface | Volume | Length | Width | Depth | Lanes | Opened |
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| Indoor pool | 28 °C | 1,125 m2 | 2,500 m3 | 50 m | 25 m | 2 m | 10 | 2005 |
| Outdoor pool | 28 °C | 1,100 m2 | 1,000 m3 | 50 m | 22 m | 0.80–1.76 m | 8 | 1968 |
| Children's pool | 29 °C | 400 m2 | 320 m3 | 0.80 m | 1968 | |||
| Hot pot Iðulaug | 39 °C | 30 m2 | 17 m3 | 1986 | ||||
| Seawater pot | 39 °C | 20 m2 | 15 m3 | 2007 | ||||
| Indoor hot pot | 39 °C | 9 m2 | 7 m3 | 2005 | ||||
| Hot pot 1 | 40 °C | 7 m2 | 5.6 m3 | 1968 | ||||
| Hot pot 2 | 38 °C | 7 m2 | 5.6 m3 | 1968 | ||||
| Hot pot 3 | 42 °C | 7 m2 | 5.6 m3 | 1968 | ||||
| Hot pot 4 | 44 °C | 7 m2 | 5.6 m3 | 1968 | ||||
| Wading pool Diskur | 32 °C | 30 m2 | 3 m3 | 0.40 m | 1968 | |||
| Cold pot | 6–8 °C | 2 m2 | 2 m3 |
Photos
References
Links
Media related to Laugardalslaug at Wikimedia Commons