Stoop's Bad, Heritage complex in Overveen, Netherlands.
Stoop's Bad is a swimming complex with indoor and outdoor pools set within carefully preserved architecture from the early 1900s. The buildings retain their original features today, though they were converted to residential apartments following extensive restoration work in 1997.
Engineer Adriaan Stoop commissioned architect Eduard Cuypers to design this bathing facility in 1916, and it operated until 1990 when it closed. The site underwent major restoration later to preserve its historical character.
The complex shows how public swimming culture developed in the Netherlands and what role bathing facilities played in daily life. The buildings reflect a time when swimming became a new form of recreation for ordinary people.
The site is no longer open as a public swimming facility, as it has been converted to residential use. Visitors can admire the exterior architecture from the street and learn about its monument protection status.
The complex received national monument status in 1996, making it one of the Netherlands' protected bathing sites. This recognition set it apart as a model for preserving early 1900s leisure architecture.
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