Laugardalslaug (, "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.
The baths are owned by the City of Reykjavík, and are operated by its Department of Sport and Leisure (ÍTR; .)
History The complex was constructed at its current location in 1958–1968, designed by city architect Einar Sveinsson, and was expanded in 1981–1986 by architect Jes Einar Þorsteinsson, and again in 2002–2005.
The hot springs of Laugardalur were mentioned by in 1672. 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.
Pools Pool Temperature Surface Volume Length Width Depth Lanes Opened Indoor pool 28 °C 1,250 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 potIðulaug 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 poolDiskur 32 °C 30 m2 3 m3 0.40 m 1968 Cold pot 6–8 °C 2 m2 2 m3
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