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Line 1: {{Short description\|Outdoor swimming pool ensemble at Hearst Castle, in San Simeon, California}} ~~{{Main\|Hearst Castle}}~~ [[Image:Neptune pool.jpg\|thumb\|~~325px\|right~~upright=1.4\|Neptune Pool and [[Roman Temple]] facade.]] The '''Neptune Pool''' is ~~the name of the~~an outdoor [[swimming pool]] ensemble at [[Hearst Castle]], in [[San Simeon, California\|San Simeon]], [[California]]. ~~Featuring~~As ~~the~~well as a ~~significant~~large swimming pool, itthe terrace also includes: fountains, [[reflecting pool\|ornamental pool]]s, sculptures, marble pavilions, alabaster lanterns, dressing rooms, and ana mainly reconstructed ancient temple facade ~~(mainly reconstructed)~~. The Neptune Terrace, including its huge pool shell, are raised up behind massive retaining walls on the Hearst Castle ridge-line in the [[Santa Lucia Mountains]]. It is to the north and lower than the main Casa Grande and the guest house terrace, with vistas of the ranch, Point San Simeon coastline, and Pacific Ocean. In 2014, the pool was drained due to severe drought conditions in Southern California. The pool had been leaking and evaporating {{convert\|5000\|USgal}} of water per day. <ref>{{cite web\|last1=Lieu\|first1=Amy\|title=Drought Prompts Hearst Castle to Close Restrooms, Drain Pool\|url=http://www.kcet.org/living/travel/socal_wanderer/state-park/how-to-save-water-at-hearst-castle-chemical-toilets-and-hand-sanitizers.html\|website=KCET\|date=2 July 2014}}</ref> Extensive renovations began in 2017 to completely replace the pool's tile base and fix the leaks which had plagued it since its construction. The pool was temporarily filled for the first time since 2014 that August to make sure the leaks had been repaired before the water was subsequently returned to the local watershed.<ref>~~http~~{{cite web \| last=Fitz Randolph \| first=John \| title=Hearst Castle’s Neptune Pool gets a makeover worthy of a Greek god \| website=San Luis Obispo Tribune \| date=3 June 2017 \| url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/community/cambrian/article154251879.html \| access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/community/cambrian/article165556087.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805031829/http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/community/cambrian/article165556087.html \|archive-date=2017-08-05 \|title=Hearst Castle's Neptune Pool is refilled to test repairs {{!}} The Tribune}}</ref> In August, 2018 the pool restoration was completed and the pool was refilled.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-hearst-castle-neptune-pool-fixed-and-filled-20180816-story.html\|title=Hearst Castle's famed Neptune Pool refilled after four-year renovation\|last=Forgione\|first=Mary\|website=~~latimes.com~~[[Los Angeles Times]]\|date=16 August 2018\|access-date=2018-09-19}}</ref> In 2019, the pool was opened to the public by purchasing tickets with donations which helps fund the castle's art conservation and education programs.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-07-01\|title=You Can Finally Swim in the Hearst Castle Pools\|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/swim-hearst-castle-pools\|access-date=2021-11-10\|website=Architectural Digest\|language=en-US}}</ref> The castle was closed to visitors in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-10-16\|title=COVID home improvement comes to California's most famous mansion\|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2020-10-16/hearst-castle-without-tourists\|access-date=2021-11-10\|website=Los Angeles Times\|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Image:Hearst pool.jpg\|thumb\|225px\|Long secondary axis of the Neptune Pool, with colonnaded pavilion as terminus element.]]▼ [[Image:Hearst Castle pool.jpg\|thumb\|225px\|Primary axis view: from main entry stairs, with statues and formal fountain pools, to Neptune terrace; with Roman temple terminus feature.]]▼ ==Design== Line 16 ⟶ 13: ===Scale=== ▲[[Image:Hearst pool.jpg\|thumb~~\|225px~~\|Long secondary axis of the Neptune Pool, with colonnaded pavilion as terminus element.]] The Neptune Pool is {{convert\|58\|ft\|m}} wide except for the {{convert\|95\|ft\|m}} width at the primary axis fountain—alcove section, and the secondary axis pool length is {{convert\|104\|ft\|m}}. The depth varies from {{convert\|3.5\|ft\|m}} at the west 'shallow' end, to {{convert\|10\|ft\|m}} at pools' main drains.<ref name="hcorg"/> Line 21 ⟶ 19: ===Architectural and landscape elements=== ▲[[Image:Hearst Castle pool.jpg\|thumb~~\|225px~~\|Primary axis view: from main entry stairs, with statues and formal fountain pools, to Neptune terrace; with Roman temple terminus feature.]] Light-veined [[w:Vermont Marble Museum\|Vermont marble]] decorates the flooring and side walls of the swimming and ornamental pools, and the colonnades.<ref name="hcorg"/> Line 28 ⟶ 27: == In films and on television == The Neptune pool was used as the set for the entrance of Crassus' villa in [[Stanley Kubrick\|Kubrick]]'s ''[[Spartacus (film)\|Spartacus]]''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Hollywood Escapes: The Moviegoer's Guide to Exploring Southern California's Great Outdoors\|page=109}}</ref> The [[Lady Gaga]] video "[[G.U.Y.]]" was shot at various locations at Hearst Castle, including the pool. Due to drought conditions and leaks in the pool, the Neptune Pool was drained in 2014.<ref name=Tribune> {{cite journal \|journal = San Louis Obispo Tribune \|date=February 4, 2014 \|title=Drought forces Hearst Castle to pool resources \|url=https://newsela.com/articles/hearst-pool/id/2619/}} </ref><ref name=KCET> {{cite ~~web~~news \|author=Ami Lieu \|date=July 2, 2014 \|url=http://www.kcet.org/living/travel/socal_wanderer/state-park/how-to-save-water-at-hearst-castle-chemical-toilets-and-hand-sanitizers.html \|title=Drought prompts Hearst Castle to close restrooms, drain pool \|publisher=KCET \|work=Social Wanderer}} </ref> However, the pool was filled for the music video.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/02/11/2920993/lady-gaga-at-hearst-castle.html \|title=Hearst Castle goes Gaga as pop diva shoots video this week at estate \|last1=Linn \|first1=Sarah \|date=February 11, 2014 \|website=The Cambrian ~~\|publisher=~~ \|accessdate=March 31, 2014 \|~~deadurl~~url-status=~~yes~~dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331181519/http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/02/11/2920993/lady-gaga-at-hearst-castle.html \|archivedate=March 31, 2014 ~~\|df=~~ }}</ref~~><ref name=GaGa~~> Featured by [[Huell Howser]] in ''[[California's Gold]]'' Episode 702<ref>{{cite web \|title=California Pools – California's Gold (702) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University \|date=10 December 1996 \|url=https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/1996/12/10/california-pools-californias-gold-702/}}</ref> {{cite journal \|title=Lady Gaga denies claim she 'wasted 356K gallons of water to fill massive pool at Hearst Castle' during worst drought in California history \|journal=MailOnline.com \|author=Shyam Dodge \|date=April 15, 2014 \|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2605249/Lady-Gaga-denies-claim-wasted-356K-gallons-water-massive-pool-Hearst-Castle-worst-drought-California-history.html#ixzz36z0T3B6U \|publisher = Daily Mail}} ~~</ref>~~ ==References== Line 43 ⟶ 41: {{Commons category\|Neptune Pool (Hearst Castle)\|'''Hearst Castle outdoor pool—Neptune Pool'''}} [http://www.hearstcastle.org/history-art/pools Hearstcastle.org: "The Pools of Hearst Castle"] *[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Neptune%20Pool Flickr search Gallery: Neptune Pool] {{coord\|35.685675\|-121.169173\|format=dms\|display=title\|type:landmark}} ~~{{-}}~~ [[Category:Gardens in California]] Line 56 ⟶ 51: [[Category:Greek Revival architecture in California]] [[Category:Sculptures of Neptune]] [[Category:1936 establishments in California]]