Transvaal Park
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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. It had an African theme and was named after a former province of South Africa. 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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- Official Transvaal Park website (archived) (in Russian)