Moskva Pool
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It was built in Moscow in 1958 on the foundation of the abandoned Palace of Soviets
Palace of Soviets
The Palace of the Soviets was a project to construct an administrative center and a congress hall in Moscow, Russia, near the Kremlin, on the site of the demolished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour...
, to the designs of prominent Moscow architect Dmitry Chechulin
Dmitry Chechulin
Dmitry Nikolaevich Chechulin - was a Russian Soviet architect, city planner, author, and leading figure of Stalinist architecture.- Life :...
. Construction of the Palace of Soviets had began in 1938 and was abandoned in 1941 when steel from the foundation of the building was used for war materiel during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The empty foundation of the Palace of Soviets was, in 1958, made into an open air swimming pool which existed from 1958 until 1995. In 1995 the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was reconstructed; the church having originally been demolished to make way for the Palace of the Soviets.