Cité de la Mer
The Cité de la Mer ("city of the sea") is a maritime museum in Cherbourg, France.
The museum is in the cruise terminal of Cherbourg. This monument was built in 1933; it is one of the bigger art-deco monuments of today.
It was opened in 2002 as a scientific and historical museum, around four axes:
- the Redoutable, first SSBN submarine of the French Navy, now a museum and the largest submarine in the world open to the public
- a permanent exposition
- a cylindrical aquarium, 8 metres wide and 10 metres high, which displays the successive marine life forms according to the depth
- a great hall where temporary expositions are held
- a new underwater expedition in a virtual, digitised building
External links[]
- Media related to Cité de la Mer at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Cité de la Mer museum website
Coordinates: 49°38′48″N 1°37′03″W / 49.6468°N 1.6174°W
Categories:
- Maritime museums in France
- Museums in Manche
- Cherbourg-Octeville
- Buildings and structures completed in 2002
- Museums established in 2002
- 2002 establishments in France
- French museum stubs