The outdoor "summer" pool looks much the same, but it's undergone dramatic changes over the years. (Gilles Rigoulet, 1985)
25 years since it closed, the Piscine Molitor finally reopened this week in Paris' 16th arrondissement. (Alexandre Soria)
Once Molitor closed in 1989, it became a haven for urban artists and ravers. (Thomas Jorion)
The redesigned lobby incorporates combines contemporary design with Art Deco aesthetics. (Alexandre Soria)
Molitor's indoor pool, when it was under the reign of graffiti artists. (Thomas Jorion)
At left, a woman models a bikini and parasol in 1947, one year after the world's first bikini debuted at Molitor. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone / Getty Images). At right, Parisians lounge under the sun in 1985. (Gilles Rigoulet)
The interior of the renovated indoor pool. (Alexandre Soria)
Women gather at Piscine Molitor for a swimsuit competition in 1933. (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
A view of the outdoor pool from above. (Joyce Attali)
Sunbathers sit poolside at Piscine Molitor. Four years later, the facility would be closed to make way for a new housing development. (Gilles Rigoulet, 1985)
A view of the new outdoor pool at night. (Alexandre Soria)
Three years after it opened, the pool was temporarily converted into an ice rink. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1932)
Much of the complex had to be rebuilt, with careful attention to its original layout and design. (Joyce Attali)
A woman zooms down a water slide. (Gilles Rigoulet, 1985)
Rooms at the new hotel overlook the pool, with some offering a view of Paris. (Joyce Attali)
The chambers of the renovated Molitor retain the same yellow-blue color scheme as the original, which was designed to look like an ocean liner. (Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Mairie de Paris)
The new Molitor aims to retain some of its more modern street art aesthetic, but some fear that its steep entrance fees will limit its audience. (Joyce Attali)
Women pose during a nautical-themed gala, one of many that Piscine Molitor would host over the years. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1932)