Laugardalslaug (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlœyːɣarˌtalsˌlœyːx], "pool of Laugardalur") is a public thermal baths and swimming pool complex located in the Laugardalur district of Iceland's capital Reykjavík. With an indoor Olympic-size swimming pool, a 50-metre-long outdoor swimming pool, a 400 m2 playing pool, 8 hot pots of various temperatures, and a 17 m2 steam bath, it is the largest conventional swimming pool complex in Iceland. Receiving about 800,000 visitors in 2010,[1] it is the most visited thermal baths in Iceland after the Blue Lagoon.

Laugardalslaug
Building information
CityReykjavík, Iceland
Coordinates64°8′45″N 21°52′49″W / 64.14583°N 21.88028°W / 64.14583; -21.88028
(Street address: Sundlaugarvegur 30, 105 Reykjavík)
Built1958–1968
(expanded 1981–1986 and 2002–2005)
Opened1 June 1968
Architect(s)Einar Sveinsson (1968), Jes Einar Þorsteinsson (1986)
Owner
City of Reykjavík
Websitehttps://reykjavik.is/stadir/laugardalslaug
Pools
"Laugardalslaug - Almennar upplýsingar" [General information]. www.reykjavik.is (in Icelandic). City of Reykjavík. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

The baths are owned by the City of Reykjavík, and are operated by its Department of Sport and Leisure (ÍTR; Íþrótta- og tómstundasvið Reykjavíkur [is].)[2]

History

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The complex was constructed at its current location in 1958–1968, designed by city architect Einar Sveinsson,[3] and was expanded in 1981–1986[4][5] by architect Jes Einar Þorsteinsson,[6] and again in 2002–2005.[7][8]

The hot springs of Laugardalur were mentioned by Þorkell Arngrímsson Vídalín [is] in 1672.[9][10] The springs were visited by Uno von Troil, Archbishop of Uppsala, on his journey to Iceland in 1772. He measured the water temperature at 89.4 °C.[11][10]

Pools

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Pool[3] Temperature Surface Volume Length Width Depth Lanes Opened
Indoor pool 28 °C 1,125 m2 2,500 m3 50 m 25 m 2 m 10 2005
Outdoor pool 28 °C 1,100 m2 1,000 m3 50 m 22 m 0.80–1.76 m 8 1968
Children's pool 29 °C 400 m2 320 m3 0.80 m 1968
Hot pot
Iðulaug
39 °C 30 m2 17 m3 1986
Seawater pot 39 °C 20 m2 15 m3 2007
Indoor hot pot 39 °C 9 m2 7 m3 2005
Hot pot 1 40 °C 7 m2 5.6 m3 1968
Hot pot 2 38 °C 7 m2 5.6 m3 1968
Hot pot 3 42 °C 7 m2 5.6 m3 1968
Hot pot 4 44 °C 7 m2 5.6 m3 1968
Wading pool
Diskur
32 °C 30 m2 3 m3 0.40 m 1968
Cold pot 6–8 °C 2 m2 2 m3

Photos

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References

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  1. ^ "Mest greitt með Laugardalslaug" [Laugardalslaug most subsidised]. www.vb.is (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Viðskiptablaðið. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Departments". www.reykjavik.is. City of Reykjavík. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Laugardalslaug - Almennar upplýsingar" [General information]. www.reykjavik.is (in Icelandic). City of Reykjavík. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Bætt aðstaða við Laugardalslaug og skíðamiðstöð í Bláfjöllum" [Improved facilities at Laugardalslaug…]. Tímarit.is (in Icelandic). Vol. 68, no. 140. Reykjavík, Iceland: Morgunblaðið. 26 June 1981. p. 2. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Nýja aðstaðan formlega tekin í notkun" [New facilities inaugurated]. Tímarit.is (in Icelandic). Vol. 72, no. 98. Reykjavík, Iceland: Morgunblaðið. 6 May 1986. p. 54. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Jes Einar Þorsteinsson er nýr heiðursfélagi í AÍ" [Jes Einar Þorsteinsson becomes honorary member of the Association of Icelandic Architects]. www.ai.is (in Icelandic). Arkitektafélag Íslands (Association of Icelandic Architects). 2 December 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Greiðir 158 millj. fyrir byggingarréttinn" [Pays 158 million crowns for construction rights]. www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Vol. 90, no. 111. Reykjavík, Iceland: Morgunblaðið. 14 May 2002. p. 4. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Ný 50 metra innilaug í Laugardal verður vígð um helgina" [New 50 metre indoor swimming pool in Laugardalur inaugurated this weekend]. www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Vol. 92, no. 356. Reykjavík, Iceland: Morgunblaðið. 31 December 2004. p. 20. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. ^ Vídalín, Þorkell A. (1672). "Thermæ Islandicæ Lögarnesenses". Thomæ Bartholini Acta Medica et Philosophica Hafniensia I. Copenhagen: 282–286.
  10. ^ a b Torfason, Helgi (22 February 1993). "Jarðhitakort af Íslandi. Jarðhiti á kortum 1613-III-NV, SA & SV. Greinargerð HeTo-93/01. Verknúmer 520 900" (PDF). Orkustofnun [is]. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  11. ^ von Troil, Uno (1777). Bref rörande en resa till Island 1772. Uppsala.
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