Cité du Vin

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Cité du Vin

Cité du Vin
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Established	31 May 2016 (2016-05-31)
Location	Bordeaux, France
Coordinates	44°51′45″N 0°33′01″W / 44.8625°N 0.5503°W / 44.8625; -0.5503Coordinates: 44°51′45″N 0°33′01″W / 44.8625°N 0.5503°W / 44.8625; -0.5503
Type	Museum
Architect	XTU agency: Anouk Legendre & Nicolas Desmazières
Public transit access	Bordeaux tramway
Website	Official website

The Cité du Vin is a museum as well as a place of exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars on the theme of wine located in Bordeaux, France.

Construction[]

Architects[]

The architects were Anouk Legendre and Nicholas Desmazières of XTU Agency.

Cost[]

The cost of the construction has been underestimated. In January 2011, the cost of the construction had been estimated at 63 million euros excluding taxes.^[1] But at the end of 2014, as the construction was in progress, the cost of the structure has been re-evaluated to reach 81,1 million euros excluding taxes.^[1]

Opening[]

Its official opening by the President of France François Hollande and Alain Juppé took place on May 31, 2016.^[2] It was followed by the public opening on June 1, 2016.^[3]

Transportation[]

The Cité du Vin is accessible by tram (the Cité du Vin tram stop is on line B of the Bordeaux tramway), by the ring road, by the Chaban-Delmas bridge and by lines 7 and 32 of the Transports Bordeaux Métropole (TBM) network. A stop of the Batcub is located nearby.

Gallery[]

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  The 3812 bottles suspended off to the belvedere's ceiling

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  The permanent exhibition

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  The buffet of the five senses

References[]