From pools in a palace, covered in gold to the largest pools in the world, here are 8
of the most expensive swimming pools in the world that cost a fortune!!
8.
Umaid Bhawan Palace Located in India, the Umaid Bhawan Palace
is more than just a place to swim.
It's actually both a resort and one of the official royal palaces for the royal family
of India.
It was constructed in 1943 after 15 years of work.
It is so huge, it provided jobs to over 3,500 people!!
It was so large, that at the time, it was considered the largest home in the world.
The pool itself is rather special, as it's actually underground and inside the residence
itself.
It's called the "Zodiac" and was designed in the style of Art Deco.
Why is it called "Zodiac"?
Well, if you go to the bottom of the pool, you'll find yourself looking at Mosaics depicting
the twelve symbols of the Zodiac.
But that's not the real "value" of the pool room, for both the walls and the ceiling are
covered in gold tiles.
Thousands of them in fact.
And should you be lucky enough, you can go there today and actually swim with members
of the Indian royal family, who still live there at times.
All told, the pool and palace (at the time of its construction), cost around $225,000
which would be around $3.2 million by today's standards.
Now, it is considered almost priceless.
7.
Gellert Bath Houses Back in the ancient times, it was actually
quite common practice for people to not bathe in their own homes, but in bath houses.
It was a place to get clean and hang out with other.
In 1912, the construction of the Gellert Bath Houses in Budapest, Hungary was complete.
Its style was meant to mix with the popular construction of the period, Art Nouveau.
This style adds to the class of the bath house, as fine marble and art cover the place, allowing
users to relax and enjoy a fine art show.
These bath houses aren't just one pool, but rather, several.
There are about 7,500 square feet to wade around in with varying temperatures and decor.
For those looking for a different kind of experience here, there are also wave pools,
kid pools, and even an authentic Roman bath.
However, its best feature is that the water isn’t just "regular" water.
They're fed by hot mineral springs, which users claim have "healing properties".
The actual springs have been considered sacred for years, back to the time of the Knights
Templar.
You can test these properties for yourself, as these bath houses are open to the public
at large.
At the time they were built, the cost of the entire construction was about $425,000.
By today's standards, that would equal about $10 million!!!
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Nemo 33 Most people forget that there are actually
three levels of measurement, width, length, and height.
Another word to use for height measurement is depth, and if you want to find the deepest
man-made pool in the world, you need to go to Belgium.
Specifically, to Brussels and the Nemo 33 pool.
How deep does this pool go?
Well, how about 108 feet deep?
The pool is so deep that it requires 600,000 gallons of water to fill it all.
Now, you might be curious as to what the point of this pool is.
Well, it's many fold.
First off, the pool isn't just a basic pool to splash around in.
There are actually rooms and tunnels within the pool that you can go into.
And this also gives scuba divers a chance to practice or swim without having to worry
about the natural conditions of the ocean.
Not so ironically, many movie and TV productions use this pool to film their underwater scenes,
as it allows them more control over what is going on in the pool.
Granted, because of this, this isn't a pool that "just anyone" can go to and have fun
in.
But if book a class, and you have the right equipment, you'll have a blast.
All in all, the Nemo 33 pool took 7 years to build, and by the end of its construction,
it took $3 million dollars to make.
5.
Hearst Castle Hearst Castle in California has two pools
that are equally powerful and expensive.
The Neptune pool itself actually began construction in 1924 for the original residents of the
castle, and it took 12 years to make.
By the end of its construction, the pool reached 108 feet in length, with an average width
of 58 feet, and 95 feet at the alcove.
The depth reaches from 3.5 feet deep to 10 feet deep.
The second pool was built on the inside, and is a bit smaller than the Neptune Pool.
Here's the catch, while they aren't the biggest pools in the world, they are arguably some
of the most elegant.
They were crafted to match Roman era style pools, and thus have marble and tile designs
that in today's market would be a literal fortune to acquire, let alone make them into
pools.
This isn't even mentioning some of the artwork that lies around the pools, including statues
made by Italian craftsmen.
And the Neptune Pool has parts of its design literally lined with gold.
Pricing the pools is a bit difficult, as the cost to the owners isn't known.
However, including the pools and the property they're on together gives you a total of around
$10 million dollars.
Pretty impressive!!!
4.
Lev Leviev Residence Many of the world's most expensive pools aren't
for the public, or even for paid recreation.
Rather, they're for the elite who can afford such magnificent pools, such as the one you'll
find in Lev Leviev Residence in the United Kingdom.
Despite it being in the UK, it's actually owned by an Israeli businessman named Lev
Leviev, who personally paid for the construction of a lavish estate/private home that in total
cost $68 million dollars.
All so that he and his family could have a "nice" home.
Pretty cool, right??
I’d never want to leave!!
One of the most luxurious parts about this private residence is the pool.
Which is one of the most expensive private pools in the world.
Why?
Well, the indoor pool has gold in it.
And not just being lined with gold, it's actually comprised of gold tiles.
That's a gold to fill up a pool via tiles.
Not to mention that the residence has a personal spa and sauna.
But, when the time comes to be an entertaining host, Lev can use a special retractable cover
in order to make sure that the pool is covered, and turn it into a ballroom!!
You’ll have to have connections to get invited though, so if you know anyone and can get
me in, let me know!!!
3.
San Alfonso del Mar When you think of a swimming pool, what do
you picture?
More than likely you picture a space that is full of people having fun in a menagerie
of ways, but for the most part, it's just people in the pool.
But, in Chile, at San Alfonso del Mar, they decided that it wasn't good enough.
They wanted to make a pool so big that you could do more than any other pool before it.
So, they made a swimming pool that was 20 acres in size.
Not to mention, one that was almost a mile end to end.
On average, the San Alfonso del Mar is actually 6000 times bigger than most public swimming
pools.
That's a lot of swimming space.
So much so that in 2008, it was dubbed the largest swimming pool in the world.
But you might be asking yourself, "Why did they make it that big?
Surely it can't be just for swimming?"
And you would be right, the San Alfonso del Mar was made as big as it was to service those
who would want to go sailing in their waters.
That's right, you can actually sail a ship (of decent size) in the "pool".
The construction of San Alfonso del Mar literally changed the world in regards to how pools
are viewed, and many other mega-pools have been built like it since.
In total, the pool itself cost $2 billion dollars, and it took 5 years to make.
Also, the entire pool is filled with ocean water that was actually purified via a special
process so that people could swim in it without getting sick or feel like they've bathed in
salt water.
2.
Seagaia Ocean Dome As most people know, there are really two
types of pools, regardless of the size they are.
The first is an outdoor pool.
The other is an indoor pool.
If you're looking for the largest indoor pool in the world, then you need to go to Japan
and experience the Seagaia Ocean Dome.
Ironically, the Seagaia Ocean Dome is part of a resort that has both outdoor and indoor
pools.
The pool itself, the inside one, is 1000 feet long, and 328 feet wide.
One of its most defining features though is its roof.
For the roof can both be retracted, and kept over the pool to ensure that it's warm no
matter what the weather is outside.
But that's not the only attraction, for the builders made sure that people inside could
still feel the rush of being out on the oceans.
So, they made it so people can actually surf waves in the pool at regular intervals.
And as though that wasn't enough, you can also see an artificial volcano erupt every
15 minutes.
For families, there's a smaller children's pool next to the big one, and a waterslide
area for extra fun.
The Seagaia Ocean Dome opened in 1993 after its $2 billion dollar construction.
It was closed in 2007 to start renovations and it’s been kind of an on-again, off-again
project so not sure if it’s going to be torn down or reopened.
Do you?
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1.
City Of Stars When it comes to having the most expensive
pool in the world, there is only one true choice, and that's the City Of Stars pool
in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
This pool was built by those who made the San Alfonso del Mar pool in Chile, and they
used their expertise to make this one truly shine like a star.
Just in terms of size, the City of Stars pool is massive, coming in at 21 acres.
To that end, this makes it the largest pool in the world, beating out San Alfonso del
Mar by one acre.
The pool itself is part of the resort that is called City Of Stars, which has 30,000
rooms that people can be in and then go and enjoy the pool to.
But of course, with all of this size, and the water it needed to be treated so that
the pool could be filled, the cost was very high.
In fact, it cost $5.5 billion dollars just to make this pool.
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