The 8 Most Unique Swimming Pool Constructions In The World

Written by Posted On Monday, 20 April 2020 05:56

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There are few better feelings than the sense of satisfaction you get from entering into a swimming pool on a hot summer’s day. Sunglasses over your eyes, a cold beer/cocktail in hand, soaking up the rays while relaxing in the beautiful blue waters. Pure bliss. 

However, as with anything, some locations and swimming pools are much better to enjoy this feeling in than others. In this article, we take a look at some of the most unique pool designs across the globe. From one swimming pool with golden water, to another you share with elephants and other wildlife, here are the best places to kick back and relax in the water. 

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1. Gold Energy Pool. Tibet.

The Gold Energy pool at the St Regis resort in Thasa, Tibet is truly as breath-taking as swimming pools come. Offering its bathers incredible overlooking views of the Himalayan mountains, the swimming pool features a glittering 14-carat gold-tiled design, which creates an illusion that the pool’s water is actually golden in colour. That’s not all though. The pool has also been designed to take luxury to a whole new level, with the temperature of its therapeutic saltwater optimised to ensure it’s ideal for the human body. 

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2. Chongwe River House Pool. Zambia. 

The Chongwe River House pool enables hotel guests and swimmers to spend their time soaking up the sun in a boutique pool overlooking Zambia’s Chongwe River. Oh, and did I mention elephants and other Africa wildlife simply stroll by while you’re relaxing in the water? It’s certainly not cheap to use the pool but, being able to bathe while watching the stunning surrounding African landscape has to be up there with one of the most unique experiences there can be. 

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3. Marina Bay Sands. Singapore. 

Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands is a stunning example of modern architecture at its very best. With a casino, shopping centre, numerous high-quality restaurants, and incredible views overlooking the city’s £830 million Gardens By The Bay attraction, the resort also has its very own infinity swimming pool atop its surfboard-shaped rooftop. Based 57 floors high, this 150m-long pool gives you a view of the Singapore skyline like no other: it’s the ideal place to enjoy a Singapore sling or three.

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4. The Red Pool. Thailand.

Located at The Library in Koh Samui, Thailand, is famed for its incredibly unique tiling which gives the pool’s water a distinctive red colour. However, the water doesn’t always stay red; depending on what time of day it is, the colour of the water can change accordingly – at dusk, it appears molten golden whereas, at the heat of the day, it transforms into its usual blood-red colour.

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5. San Alfonso del Mar Resort. Chile. 

One of the biggest swimming pools in the world, the pool at Chile’s San Alfonso del Mar Resort is more than one kilometre long and stretches all the way along the shores of a private white-sand beach. Back in 2006, it was the biggest pool in the world and held a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for more than nine years. That was until the Citystars Sharm El Sheikh swimming pool in Egypt came along, but more on that later. 

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6. Infinity London. London. 

OK, so this one hasn’t actually been built yet but it’s in the works and sounds incredible. Known as Infinity London, this unique swimming pool will be a rooftop-based infinity pool sitting atop a 700-foot skyscraper in the heart of the UK capital. The design will also feature an innovative submarine-style method of getting in and out of the pool, and offer incredible views across the whole of London.

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7. Citystars Sharm El Sheikh. Egypt. 

Opened in 2015 and at 23.9 acres in size, the Citystars Sharm El Sheikh lagoon officially holds the record for being the ‘largest man-made body of water in the world’. However, perhaps more remarkably is its location: the $5.5 million beach-fringed lagoon is found in the middle of a desert, approximately three miles inland for the Sharm El Sheikh resort. It also features a saltwater supply and can only be used by an exclusive gated community of people.

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8. Bondi Baths. Sydney. 

On first view, you would think this swimming pool is actually part of the sea – and you would be right. Known as the Bondi Baths, this spectacular 50-metre Olympic swimming pool has been built in the sea itself, with the ocean waves breaking on it throughout the day. Open to both its specific members as well as the public, you can even occasionally see dolphins and the occasional whale while swimming in the luscious blue waters.

 

 

 

 

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