$160million swimming pool set to open in New York City's Central Park
This weekend sees the opening of a $160million swimming pool complex in New York's Central Park.
The new 11-acre Davis Center complex, which officially opened on April 26, will bring more visitors to the less visited north end of Central Park.
The project sits at the Harlem end of the park and will invite tourists and locals alike to take a dip in a brand new swimming pool.
In winter, the space will transform into a sizeable ice rink - rivalling Bryant Park and the Rockefeller Center when Christmas rolls into the city.
In the autumn and spring, the space will be a green lawn, say the project's designers.
While the pool, known as the Gottesman Pool, won't be in action until June, the rest of the revamped green space, which also includes a multi-use turf field and fitness and wellness facilities, opens during April in the park's northeast corner.
The project was designed by architect Susan T Rodriguez in collaboration with Mitchell Giurgola and renovates the Lasker Rink and pool that had been on the site previously.
The Harlem end of the park is often overlooked by tourists because it's further from Manhattan - an hour on foot but just 20 minutes by bike, and it boasts some of the prettiest natural space in Central Park.
The new Davis Center has been designed to hide subtly within the hillier scenery at the Harlem Meer end of Central Park; the building keeps a low profile, carved into the slope and sporting a green roof.
The building is home to changing rooms, restrooms and places to hire sporting equipment, as well as a compact cafe.
Central Park stretches between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West and spans 843 acres.
It's 2.5 miles long by 0.5 miles wide and attracts over 40 millions tourists every year.
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