Venetian Pool

by Ben Prepelka

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Venetian Pool

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Ben Prepelka

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Carved from a huge section of coral rock, the Venetian Pool opened in 1924 as part of the Venetian Casino. Following a Mediterranean theme, the pool and resort were just a small part of a new South Florida city called Coral Gables. George Merrick joined the growing number of Gilded Age designers that set out to create an elite city under Florida's palm trees and sunny skies.
Located on a four acre abandoned rock quarry, architect Phineas Paist transformed a quarry pit into an 820,000 gallon spring fed pool. An island was created to accommodate Venetian style gondolas, and a high dive was erected over a grand waterfall. The Venetian Pool was completely drained every day to allow a symphonic performance in the evenings. Continuing the daily ritual of draining and refilling the massive pool into the 21st century has created a great deal of concern from environmentalists. Making better sense, the water is now pumped back into the aquifer using natural filtration, allowing the pool to retain its marvelous emerald waters.

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July 27th, 2018

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