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 edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Mest greitt með Laugardalslaug" [Laugardalslaug most subsidised]. www.vb.is (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Viðskiptablaðið. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Departments". www.reykjavik.is. City of Reykjavík. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Laugardalslaug - Almennar upplýsingar" [General information]. www.reykjavik.is (in Icelandic). City of Reykjavík. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Bætt aðstaða við Laugardalslaug og skíðamiðstöð í Bláfjöllum" [Improved facilities at Laugardalslaug…]. Tímarit.is (in Icelandic). Vol. 68, no. 140. Reykjavík, Iceland: Morgunblaðið. 26 June 1981. p. 2. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Nýja aðstaðan formlega tekin í notkun" [New facilities inaugurated]. Tímarit.is (in Icelandic). Vol. 72, no. 98. Reykjavík, Iceland: Morgunblaðið. 6 May 1986. p. 54. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Jes Einar Þorsteinsson er nýr heiðursfélagi í AÍ" [Jes Einar Þorsteinsson becomes honorary member of the Association of Icelandic Architects]. www.ai.is (in Icelandic). Arkitektafélag Íslands (Association of Icelandic Architects). 2 December 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Greiðir 158 millj. fyrir byggingarréttinn" [Pays 158 million crowns for construction rights]. www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Vol. 90, no. 111. Reykjavík, Iceland: Morgunblaðið. 14 May 2002. p. 4. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Ný 50 metra innilaug í Laugardal verður vígð um helgina" [New 50 metre indoor swimming pool in Laugardalur inaugurated this weekend]. www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Vol. 92, no. 356. Reykjavík, Iceland: Morgunblaðið. 31 December 2004. p. 20. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Vídalín, Þorkell A. (1672). "Thermæ Islandicæ Lögarnesenses". Thomæ Bartholini Acta Medica et Philosophica Hafniensia I. Copenhagen: 282–286.
- ^ a b Torfason, Helgi (22 February 1993). "Jarðhitakort af Íslandi. Jarðhiti á kortum 1613-III-NV, SA & SV. Greinargerð HeTo-93/01. Verknúmer 520 900" (PDF). Orkustofnun. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ von Troil, Uno (1777). Bref rörande en resa till Island 1772. Uppsala.
Links edit
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