Volksschwimmhalle Lankow, Public swimming facility in Lankow district, Schwerin, Germany.
Description
Volksschwimmhalle Lankow is a swimming hall in Schwerin with an unusual curved roof made of hyperbolic paraboloid shells. The structure combines the original pool area with residential apartments and a medical practice in a single building that spans about 1,550 square meters.
History
The building was constructed in 1976 during the German Democratic Republic as a public swimming facility. A comprehensive renovation between 2016 and 2017 transformed it into a mixed-use complex, and it received protected monument status in 2015.
Culture
The building served generations of local residents as a place to learn swimming and take water exercise classes. Today it still contributes to neighborhood recreation, though its use has shifted over time.
Practical
The building sits on Lübecker Straße and is easy to spot from its distinctive curved roof visible from the street. Visitors should know that it now functions as a residential complex with some public uses rather than as a traditional public swimming facility.
Did you know?
The building stands as the last remaining example of a Bitterfeld-type swimming hall in the region and displays a rare architectural approach from East German times. Its hyperbolic paraboloid shells represent an engineering method that few similar structures still show today.
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