Piscine Molitor, Art Deco swimming pool in 16th arrondissement, France
The Molitor complex features two swimming pools: an indoor pool covered by a glass roof and an outdoor Olympic-sized basin surrounded by sand beaches.
Opened in 1929, the Molitor pool closed in 1989 and remained abandoned until 2012, when reconstruction began to transform it into a luxury establishment.
The world's first bikini swimsuit was presented at Molitor on July 5, 1946, when Louis Réard chose dancer Micheline Bernardini to showcase his creation.
The renovated complex includes 124 hotel rooms, a spa covering 1700 square meters with treatment rooms, hammam, sauna, and reading spaces.
During its abandoned period from 1989 to 2012, the empty pools and walls became an impromptu canvas for street artists, whose work influenced the current design.
Location: Paris
Inception: 1929
Architects: Lucien Pollet, Alain-Charles Perrot, Jacques Rougerie
Official opening: 1929
Architectural style: Art Deco architecture
Website: https://www.molitorparis.com
Website: https://molitorparis.com
GPS coordinates: 48.84517,2.25309
Latest update: August 27, 2025 17:26
France hosts monuments that go beyond common tourist routes. Individual creations like Ferdinand Cheval's Palais Idéal in Hauterives, built stone by stone over 33 years, sit alongside architectural reconversions like the Molitor Pool in Paris or the Contemporary Art Museum set in a 17th-century manor in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or. These sites reflect unique stories and urban transformations worth exploring. This selection includes themed museums dedicated to magic in Blois, mechanical instruments at La Borde, fairground arts in Paris, and firefighters in Montville. It also features total art works like the Maison Picassiette in Chartres, entirely decorated with ceramic mosaics, and the Robert Tatin Museum in Cossé-le-Vivien. From Montmartre cemetery where Degas and Zola are buried to works by self-taught artists, these monuments offer different perspectives on French heritage and deserve a visit to explore lesser-known facets of the territory.
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