In the south of the British capital a swimming pool was inaugurated located at 35 meters from the ground and with transparent walls. But it is not available to all residents
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Monday, October 7
London's stunning see-through pool that hangs between two buildings and causes controversy
TO 35 meters (about 115 feet) suspended above the ground there is a swimming pool with transparent crystals and turquoise waters that is filled with bathers on sunny days. It is the Sky Pool.
The so-called first “floating” pool in the world unites the 15 meters that separate two apartment blocks of a luxury construction, although in total it measures 25 meters long.
It is one of the South London architectural “miracles” , inaugurated in January and which residents could show off with the sun on the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere.
Although not all of them were able to do so.
The swimming pool is not actually open to those who live in the shared property part of the residential complex.
The Refreshing attraction is located in the Embassy Gardens building, in the Nine Elms, on the banks of the Thames.
View from above can give vertigo, down.
Probably because the acrylic support under your feet has a thickness of 35 centimeters.
There is also secured with a steel frame prepared to withstand the wind Londoner, to the people who use it and to the 148, 000 liters of water needed to fill it.
Critics
The one that the private pool is only and open some of the residents of the buildings, not all of them, has generated much criticism.
The apartments cost up to $ 2.2 million depending on whether or not you want to have access to the gym, the cinema, the swimming pools, the business center, the lounges, the concierge or the post office.
Rent is approximately $ 2, 500 at $ 9, 000 dollars per month.
However, some of the residents acquired their apartments through an aid scheme known as shared ownership, in which they buy at least the 25% of a newly built house and they pay rent for the rest. And they cannot enjoy the same benefits.
The realtor notes that this was clear from the time of purchase, and it makes the cost of the property and condo services more affordable. 
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