The 'Musée de la piscine': Once a condemned swimming pool now a successful museum - The pool still remains!

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Welcome to the the Musée de la piscine; an art deco swimming pool transformed into a beautiful museum.

The pool had safety issues and was closed down in 1985. Apparently there is a vault under the pool and officials feared a collapsed. Hence, the mayor of Roubaix rezoned the structure as a museum.

A better explanation, summation and a slew of photos can be found at kuriositas:

So, the repair work was undertaken and ten years ago in October a vast crowd attended the re-opening of La Piscine as it is called. The first year exceeded all expectations. Around 80,000 visitors were anticipated but the museum (the La Piscine-Musée d'Art et d'Industrie André Diligent to give the place its proper name) drew over two hundred thousand.

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