Transvaal Park
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Transvaal Park | |
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![]() Former Transvaal Park building and a chapel to commemorate the victims | |
Location | Yasenevo, Moscow, Russia |
Coordinates | 55°35′53″N 37°31′46″E / 55.59806°N 37.52944°ECoordinates: 55°35′53″N 37°31′46″E / 55.59806°N 37.52944°E |
Theme | African |
Opened | June 2002 |
Closed | February 14, 2004 |
Website | www |
Transvaal Park was a popular waterpark in Yasenevo, a south district of Moscow, Russia. With several large, 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. It was based on an African theme, and its name came from the South African province of Transvaal. It also included a sauna. When the water park had been open for two years, the roof collapsed with fatalities.
History[]
The park opened in June 2002.[1] At 7:15 p.m. on February 14, 2004 the roof of the park 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]
In a Dutch publication (2015) "stress corrosion cracking" of stainless steel fasteners or other loaded stainless steel elements was suggested as being the cause of this accident.
On April 2, 2013 a new water park – – 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 site of the Transvaal amusement park (in Russian)
- Collapsed buildings and structures
- Water parks in Russia
- 2004 disasters in Russia
- Building collapses in 2004
- Disasters in Moscow
- 2000s in Moscow
- Moscow geography stubs