Piscine Tournesol

"Operation 1,000 pools" was launched in 1969 and led by Joseph Comiti, the Secretary of State for Youth, Sports, and Leisure.

Between 600 and 700 pools were built in five styles (Iris, Sky, Sun, Duck, and Sunflower).

The Sunflower pool was the design of architect Bernard Schoeller,[2] with Thémis Constantinidis as engineer, and the Matra company providing materials.

In addition to the 183 pools in France, 3 were thought to have been built in Luxembourg (of which one remains), 1 in Belgium and 1 in Saudi Arabia.

[6][7] A model Sunflower pool is featured at the Architecture and Heritage City Museum in Paris.

Close-up of an arch of a Sunflower Pool
A Sunflower Pool in Fosses ( Val-d'Oise ).