On November 16, the Water Sports Palace on the territory of Luzhniki was opened to visitors!

The reconstruction of this sports and entertainment complex began in 2016 according to the project of the Moscow bureau UNK project and was completed in September 2019. The project documentation and detail design was carried out by the Metropolis company.

From an outdated sports facility, the pool has turned into a modern aquatic center for Muscovites to relax, while retaining all the opportunities for sportsmen. The new complex is ready to receive up to 10 thousand guests per day.

The palace includes nine slides with a total length of 1.3 km and various water attractions, two pools of 25 m and one of 50 m, as well as saunas, a salt wall, an interactive children's area, a fitness center, a boxing club, as told in the aqua center press service. It is expected that before the end of the year, surfing lessons can be organized in the palace.

The pool was first opened in 1956 and hosted many sports events, including the 1980 Olympics. But over time, the complex became outdated and ceased to meet international requirements for holding sports competitions and safety rules. In 2016, its reconstruction began.

The inside of the complex has been completely transformed. In addition to three large pools (one of them is 50 meters long, meeting the Olympic standard of the International Swimming Federation), several small ones appeared, including those with hydromassage. The palace is equipped with a surf center - a pool with a slope to simulate a sea wave. The water attractions equipped in the complex have no analogues in Russia. In summer, visitors can sunbathe under the sun - the complex has a retractable roof. The pools are designed with the needs of children and visitors with limited mobility in mind: one of them is equipped with a lifting bottom and can change the depth to train toddlers and the disabled.

In addition, the complex has a modern spa center with several types of baths and saunas: there are Tyrolean and Mediterranean baths, as well as a salt cave. The palace has all the conditions for holding sports competitions, it is possible to install mobile stands for 250 seats, and broadcast the course of the competition on a large screen installed in the hall.

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