Reflecting
Pool
created by
Just
south of the Botanical Building in Balboa Park, is an eloquent example
of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43
foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as
Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed
as aquatic gardens for the Panama-California Exposition in 1915. The
pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through
fall.
The Botanical Building's reflecting pool, home now to Koi, turtles,
and water lilies, was used as a swimming pool in World War II for patients
from the Navy hospital.
San Diego
