A photograph I took back in 2022
"Dedicated in 1927 to honor 10,000 citizens of Hawai’i who served in World War I, the natatorium was conceived as more than a war memorial. The salt water swimming pool on the beach of Waikīkī once served as a living memorial for people to take part in its long history of indigenous swimming traditions and its Olympic legacy.
Designed by renowned architect Lewis Hobart, the natatorium features a grand Beaux-Arts archway leading to its ocean-water swim basin. The archway, as well as the monument’s bleachers and bathhouses, include classical ornamentation such as friezes, pediments, statuary, and cornices.
Today, the memorial, which is currently closed to the public, is one of only a few ocean-water natatoriums left in the world, and the only one of its kind in the United States."
photograph of the interior from a website
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May they all continue to rest peacefully 🙏🏾~
Yes, and much deserved for their sacrifice.
That's quite a memorial building.
It's very cool, it's just too bad no one can no longer swim in the salt water pool. I remember in my younger days the gate being open, and a few people swimming in it.
Nice way to remember all fallen for what we have
It is, but they governing bodies here need to set aside funds to eventually restore it.
@gardenboy321
Unfortunately