Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool

E406683

heated swimming pool open-air swimming pool public swimming pool

The Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool was a massive heated outdoor public pool in central Moscow that occupied the former site of the demolished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour during the Soviet era.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool canonical	1
«Бассейн Москва»	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4009470 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool
Context triple: [Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, siteAfterDemolition, Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool]

A. Ice Palace Saint Petersburg
Ice Palace Saint Petersburg is a major indoor arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia, primarily used for ice hockey and large-scale sporting and entertainment events.
B. Fisht Olympic Stadium
Fisht Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose sports arena in Sochi, Russia, best known for hosting events during the 2014 Winter Olympics and subsequent major football tournaments.
C. Krestovsky Stadium
Krestovsky Stadium is a modern football stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, best known for hosting major international tournaments including matches of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
D. Moscow Manege
Moscow Manege is a historic neoclassical exhibition hall and cultural venue in central Moscow, often used for major art shows and public events.
E. Sochi Olympic Park
Sochi Olympic Park is a large sports and entertainment complex in Sochi, Russia, built as the main coastal venue hub for the 2014 Winter Olympics and now used for various international events and tourism.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool
Target entity description: The Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool was a massive heated outdoor public pool in central Moscow that occupied the former site of the demolished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour during the Soviet era.

A. Ice Palace Saint Petersburg
Ice Palace Saint Petersburg is a major indoor arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia, primarily used for ice hockey and large-scale sporting and entertainment events.
B. Fisht Olympic Stadium
Fisht Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose sports arena in Sochi, Russia, best known for hosting events during the 2014 Winter Olympics and subsequent major football tournaments.
C. Krestovsky Stadium
Krestovsky Stadium is a modern football stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, best known for hosting major international tournaments including matches of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
D. Moscow Manege
Moscow Manege is a historic neoclassical exhibition hall and cultural venue in central Moscow, often used for major art shows and public events.
E. Sochi Olympic Park
Sochi Olympic Park is a large sports and entertainment complex in Sochi, Russia, built as the main coastal venue hub for the 2014 Winter Olympics and now used for various international events and tourism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heated swimming pool ⓘ open-air swimming pool ⓘ public swimming pool ⓘ
access	open to the general public ⓘ
associatedWith	Soviet anti-religious policy ⓘ Soviet urban planning ⓘ
category	Defunct sports venues in Russia ⓘ Soviet architecture in Moscow ⓘ Swimming venues in Moscow ⓘ
climateAdaptation	heated to allow winter swimming ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
culturalRole	popular gathering place for Muscovites ⓘ
demolishedFor	reconstruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour ⓘ
era	Soviet era ⓘ
followedBy	Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (rebuilt) ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
hasFeature	heated water ⓘ large basin ⓘ open-air design ⓘ public access ⓘ
hasNameInRussian	«Бассейн Москва» ⓘ linked to: Moskva Pool open-air swimming pool
hasSurroundings	urban environment ⓘ
hasType	outdoor pool ⓘ public facility ⓘ
languageOfEnvironment	Russian ⓘ
locatedIn	Moscow ⓘ Russia ⓘ central Moscow ⓘ
locatedInDistrict	Khamovniki District ⓘ
locatedInFormerCountry	RSFSR ⓘ
locatedNear	Moskva River ⓘ
locatedOnSiteOf	Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (original) ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
namedAfter	Moskva River ⓘ
notableFor	being built on the site of a demolished cathedral ⓘ heated outdoor swimming in cold climate ⓘ unusually large size for an outdoor pool ⓘ
occupiesFormerSiteOf	Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (original) ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
ownership	state-owned facility ⓘ
precededBy	Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (original) ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
replaced	Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (original) ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
significance	one of the largest open-air swimming pools in the world at the time ⓘ symbol of Soviet modernity and secularization of former religious sites ⓘ
usedFor	public leisure ⓘ recreational swimming ⓘ sports training ⓘ