The Piscine Molitor is an abandoned swimming pool complex in Paris built in 1929 and classified as a French monument. It is known for its Art Deco design and for being the site where the bikini was first introduced in 1946. The complex has fallen into disuse and ruin over time. It has an indoor pool that is 33 meters long and an outdoor pool that is 50 meters long, making it an Olympic size pool.

1. PISCINE MOLITOR
30 POINT ACTIVITY

2. THE TASK:
Plan and design a slide
show about a setting in
the film. Include facts,
examples and images.

3. WHAT IS THE PISCINE
MOLITOR?
• The Piscine Molitor is an
abandoned swimming pool
complex built in 1929. It is
know for its Art Deco
design and was classified
as a French monument on
27th March, 1990. Since it
fell into disuse it has been
tagged and ruined by
people.

4. WHAT IS THE PISCINE
MOLITOR FAMOUS FOR?
• The Piscine Molitor is
well know for the
popular introduction of
the bikini by Louis Réard
on 5 July 1946. It is also
well know because of its
design and since it is in
Paris a lot of people
know about it.

5. WHERE IS IT?
• The Piscine Molitors
address is 4 Rue Nungesser
et Coli, 75016 Paris, France.
It is located next to a
famous French park called
Bois de Boulogne.

6. OTHER FACTS ABOUT THE PISCINE MOLITOR:
• The architect was Lucien Pollet
• It has a 33 metre long indoor pool and an Olympic 50
metre long outdoor pool.
• Its former names are les Piscines Auteuil-Molitor, les
Grands établissements balnéaires d'Auteuil.

7. OTHER FACTS ABOUT THE PISCINE MOLITOR:
• The architect was Lucien Pollet
• It has a 33 metre long indoor pool and an Olympic 50
metre long outdoor pool.
• Its former names are les Piscines Auteuil-Molitor, les
Grands établissements balnéaires d'Auteuil.