Royal Commonwealth Pool
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The Royal Commonwealth Pool is a major public swimming and diving complex in Edinburgh, Scotland, renowned for hosting international aquatic events and serving as a key community sports facility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Commonwealth Pool canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public leisure facility
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sports venue ⓘ swimming pool complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Commonwealth Pool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
Eric Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | 1970 British Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasDivingBoards | multiple platform heights ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
50-metre swimming pool
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café ⓘ diving pool ⓘ dry dive training area ⓘ gym ⓘ spectator seating ⓘ teaching pool ⓘ |
| hasSpectatorCapacity | several hundred spectators ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1970 British Commonwealth Games diving events
ⓘ
1970 British Commonwealth Games swimming events ⓘ 1986 Commonwealth Games diving events NERFINISHED ⓘ 1986 Commonwealth Games swimming events ⓘ 2014 Commonwealth Games diving events ⓘ European diving competitions ⓘ |
| listedBuildingCategory | Category A ⓘ |
| listingAuthority | Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Prestonfield, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Olympic-standard 50m pool
ⓘ
significant Modernist design ⓘ |
| opened | 1970 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Edinburgh Leisure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Edinburgh Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
diving training
ⓘ
hosting aquatic sports events ⓘ public swimming ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to the general public ⓘ |
| region | Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovationCost | approximately £37 million ⓘ |
| reopenedAfterRefurbishment | 2012 ⓘ |
| underwentRenovation | 2010–2012 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
local swimming clubs
ⓘ
national diving squads ⓘ |
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