Podolí Swimming Stadium (in

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: ''Plavecký stadion Podolí'') is a swimming centre in

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, which is located on the right side of

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river in Podolí neighborhood. It contains two 50 meter-long pools (outside and inside), 33 meter pool for

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or other facilities including seating for 5000 spectators. It was built between 1959 and 1965 on the site of a former mine. Design of the complex, symbolizing a big water wave, was created by a Czech architect Richard Podzemný. The complex had an average of around 2500 visitors daily in 2015.

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