Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool

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The Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool was a massive heated outdoor public pool in central Moscow that occupied the former site of the demolished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour during the Soviet era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heated swimming pool
open-air swimming pool
public swimming pool
access open to the general public
associatedWith Soviet anti-religious policy
Soviet urban planning
category Defunct sports venues in Russia
Soviet architecture in Moscow
Swimming venues in Moscow
climateAdaptation heated to allow winter swimming
country Soviet Union
culturalRole popular gathering place for Muscovites
demolishedFor reconstruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
era Soviet era
followedBy Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
surface form: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (rebuilt)
hasFeature heated water
large basin
open-air design
public access
hasNameInRussian Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool self-linksurface differs
surface form: «Бассейн Москва»
hasSurroundings urban environment
hasType outdoor pool
public facility
languageOfEnvironment Russian
locatedIn Moscow
Russia
central Moscow
locatedInDistrict Khamovniki District
locatedInFormerCountry RSFSR
locatedNear Moskva River
locatedOnSiteOf Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
surface form: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (original)
namedAfter Moskva River
notableFor being built on the site of a demolished cathedral
heated outdoor swimming in cold climate
unusually large size for an outdoor pool
occupiesFormerSiteOf Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
surface form: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (original)
ownership state-owned facility
precededBy Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
surface form: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (original)
replaced Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
surface form: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (original)
significance one of the largest open-air swimming pools in the world at the time
symbol of Soviet modernity and secularization of former religious sites
usedFor public leisure
recreational swimming
sports training

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Cathedral of Christ the Saviour siteAfterDemolition Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool
Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool hasNameInRussian Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Moskva Pool
this entity surface form: «Бассейн Москва»