Exploring The Forgotten World

[{"selector":"#anim-eebbe4ca-1602-4c57-94d8-032427eb0b5a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2d1edae1-1de7-4d60-8841-e5399276fe10","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.14195%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-abe68e57-c42e-4d24-ab5f-48df964324ad","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

[{"selector":"#anim-37279895-30a9-4eef-aa81-243fabb20abe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-84216e98-282d-4e80-9d51-277ce21daf85","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e885dcd7-f150-4a9d-b7db-bc8ee9fd5aea","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 530.59574%, 0) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In the mid-1970s to early 1980s 184 of these pools were built all over France

THE REASON

[{"selector":"#anim-fc9f962f-4611-4ba8-8e6c-6152fd15b4de","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 30%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ec94d66-cd38-475d-a8f7-2d9dae58c819","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-11dae2fb-80f5-4971-98e4-fc7cf7a39993","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 30%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-30ba8e6e-b11d-4cfb-83d1-97fed5f0d6e4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6f47f3c-d5c6-458b-9d9e-26f8b47c71e8","keyframes":[{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":0},{"transform":"scale(1.5)","offset":0.33},{"transform":"scale(0.95)","offset":0.66},{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-04b54f24-e56a-4ff5-bfe3-f95f69ab22d8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-635dd4db-2dc2-47f4-9b81-acef36851c10","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(90deg) translate3d(59.65909%, 0px, 0) rotate(-90deg)","rotate(90deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(-90deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd97bacb-f2a9-401d-b13f-c6ba3418d799","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ed2f86cf-6160-4933-b717-cbb9927ffd8e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 226.74534%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] France did poorly in the 1968 Olympics swimming events. The government decided to build these pools, to encourage swimming to bring home gold in the future.

These are nicknamed "Tournesol", which means sunflower

[{"selector":"#anim-da1b6b44-831e-441a-9fdc-bdf0147d7a9f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-acc4792d-7883-4ed9-b579-049508756c8d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-344934bd-c4ef-472c-a883-a51513c8a774","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1af62368-d354-4fd7-9037-6cc14d758204","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6541ed0d-ee22-4702-84d2-4d311228ff49","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.04307%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Why Sunflower?

[{"selector":"#anim-eaf412ff-3cf0-4ce0-b1b2-13ab5ae3af3e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 30%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b2b3f1c3-aa78-40ea-bd71-53270b3b722b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a257ffd-47e7-45b9-b636-5cf0866ed64a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 30%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d080899-5eb6-40dd-8f87-2d57092fb656","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2bdbc847-13e9-42f4-93ca-720e7f6051fd","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-1771b2f2-f9c1-454e-bfec-34cbddc7e29f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14966263-a914-416e-a872-59b861eae89a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1a65954-9fb4-45aa-9ce2-ed5de15c90b5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 600.24679%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Segments of the dome covering the pool could pivot open. This opening to enjoy the sun. A little like a sunflower turning to enjoy the sun!

Want to learn more?

[{"selector":"#anim-231c3d20-1b2d-4b95-a02c-1c6e8bce4159","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"direction":"normal","duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4732ff93-1c08-4e6f-b4c0-b87509d1814f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"direction":"normal","duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-309100d3-bf2c-422e-b126-9a2b195467fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.215, 0.61, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-383eb80d-2d6c-4c0d-8821-d6cc0833d149","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce5da6dd-7500-4cfe-8030-0f90508ff71e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-327f34b5-711e-4560-b4c5-704ec3f7cb9a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Full article and more photos on my website

You May Also Like....

[{"selector":"#anim-09ca486a-374a-42c2-9338-d37e16a4c9a7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 30%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d9ba0b27-b19a-481a-b257-138093718f45","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9da3d4c4-60f1-4dab-9034-422c43a67d87","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1300,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fde0812f-092a-4b19-8cd5-8aaddb47d700","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.5%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1300,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3fe48e47-b0ab-43bb-a3cb-86e8677ff23e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1700,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aeb0f8ad-0bc4-4acf-9662-74b75d08421b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1700,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9be7f507-3f31-479d-9b84-35d83d00cbd4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1500,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ec22936-89bb-4c73-b53a-64456c18b1bf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1700,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77d9ba99-9f94-40b5-878f-ef2a9adbde24","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1900,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aff4ca65-5889-480e-9e29-c833991ca3dc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c60cc79-452a-4e94-b5fc-1bf0bca79b73","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1500,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-00fe6175-c8a4-49ec-8935-463a3e5ad6d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Thermal Spa France Spa Garden Japan Onsen Hotel Japan