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Musée de La Piscine, Sunburst Window

One of my favourite museums, the interior of this art deco swimming pool has been brilliantly adapted. The photo shows one of the pair of stained glass windows, one at either end of the pool. It was brilliant sunshine so the windows looked spectacular.

 

The swimming pool was built between 1927 and 1932 by the Lille architect Albert Baert. It closed as a swimming pool in 1985, and was remodelled as a museum by the architect Jean-Paul Philippon, opening in 2000.

 

 

Please look at the link below which shows old photos (1932-1985) of the restaurant and the pool.

The History of La Piscine

 

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Uploaded on May 26, 2016
Taken on May 26, 2016