Laugardalslaug
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, 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 (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) | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Reykjavík | |||||||||||||||
| 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.)
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