Venetian Pool

The Venetian Pool is a massive, four-acre lagoon carved directly into coral rock, defined by its jagged limestone walls, waterfalls, and stone bridges. It was built in nineteen twenty-four as the Venetian Casino, a centerpiece for George Merrick’s developing city of Coral Gables. Before the pool existed, the site was a working quarry that provided the limestone used to construct many of the neighborhood’s original Mediterranean-style homes.