SlashGear Japan
Seriously, take a long and deep breath if you’re thinking of making a lap in the swimming pool at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo city, Chile. The 20 acres man-made saltwater lagoon measures more than one thousand yards in length, 115 feet deep and fills with 66 million gallons of water. It overwhelmed the World’s 2nd largest pool in Morocco, the Big Splash, which has a mere size of 150 x 100 yards. Yesterday, the Guinness Book of Records has officially recognized the San Alfonso lagoon as the World’s largest swimming pool.
The lagoon took five years, with an estimated cost of nearly £1billion ($1.96 Billion USD) to build and £2million ($3.91 Million USD) in annual maintenance that uses a computerized suction and filtration system to circulate the fresh seawater. Don’t tell your date to meet at the San Alfonso pool, you might get lost or worst… drown.
[via dailymail.co.uk]
4 Responses to “World’s Largest Swimming Pool cost nearly Two Billion Dollars to Build”
prevent installing January 22, 2008
like, holy freaking crap. :o
NeutralWayne January 23, 2008
Why saltwater?
NeutralEwdison Then January 23, 2008
[quote comment="35549"]Why saltwater?[/quote]
They probably wants the pool to feel like a section of ocean or could be cost matters as they are so near to the sea,cheaper to use salt water rather than fresh water from local utility. Salt water is also allow easy maintainance as bacteria will have hard time growing (maybe) :)
NeutralSaltwater Pools March 6, 2008
By far the coolest pool in the world.
Neutral