The Azure Swimming Pool ( uk, Басейн Лазурний) is one of the indoor

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in the abandoned city of

Pripyat Pripyat ( ; russian: При́пять), also known as Prypiat ( uk, При́пʼять, , ), is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, located near the border with Belarus. Named after the nearby river, Pripyat, it was founded on 4 February 19 ...

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, which was affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

History

The complex was built in the 1970s and remained in use until 1998 (12 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster); during those 12 years the swimming pool was mainly used by

Chernobyl liquidators Chernobyl liquidators were the civil and military personnel who were called upon to deal with the consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union on the site of the event. The liquidators are widely credited with limiti ...

. The swimming pool is considered to be one of the cleanest places in Pripyat. However, the swimming pool and the adjacent indoor

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have been abandoned and left to decay since its closure in 1998.

In popular culture

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writer

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's novel ''A Stroll to the Zone'', which is centred around illegal trips to Pripyat * The video game '' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' in the mission "One Shot, One Kill" and also in the multiplayer map "Bloc" * Music video of the song "

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rock band

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* Music video of the song "

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" by Ukrainian singer Alyosha * The short film ''Postcards from Pripyat'', filmed by

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cameraman Danny Cooke *

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technology company

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's story, ''Lost City of Chernobyl''DJI Stories - The Lost City of Chernobyl
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(along with other locations in Pripyat) *The video game ''

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'' *The video game '' Call of Duty: Warzone'' *The video game ''

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'' "Sam's Story" DLC *The HBO miniseries ''Chernobyl'' *The video game '' S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl'' *At a location called 'The Storage' in the video game ''

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Photographs of the Azure Swimming Pool in 2016
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