Transvaal Park
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Transvaal Park | |
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![]() Former Transvaal Park building and chapel to commemorate the victims of its collapse | |
Location | Yasenevo, Moscow, Russia |
Coordinates | 55°35′53″N 37°31′46″E / 55.59806°N 37.52944°E |
Theme | African |
Opened | June 2002 |
Closed | February 14, 2004 |
Transvaal Park was a water park in Yasenevo, a southern district of Moscow, Russia. With heated pools, including a wave pool and twisting "river" for tubing, it became one of the most popular attractions in the Moscow area and a symbol of the country's bloom of private enterprise. After being open for two years, the roof collapsed, killing 28 people. The park was subsequently closed.
History
The park opened in June 2002.[1] At 7:15 p.m. on 14 February 2004, its roof collapsed, killing 28 people, including 8 children, and injuring 193, including 51 children.[2] Architect Nodar Kancheli, who had designed the structure, claimed that terrorists likely attacked the attraction, but the cause turned out to be a faulty design.[3]
On 2 April 2013, a new water park, named Moreon, was opened on the former site of Transvaal Park.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Сегодня исполняется 10 лет со дня трагедии в аквапарке 'Трансвааль'. rosinform.ru (in Russian). 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Hope fades for water park victims". BBC News. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Press points finger of blame". BBC News. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Waterpark in Moscow". Retrieved 14 December 2019.
External links
- Official Transvaal Park website (archived) (in Russian)