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's one of the bigger art-deco monument of today.

It was opened in 2002 as a scientifical and historical museum, around four axes:

* the "Redoutable", first SNLE 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 metre wide and 10 metre 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

* [http://www.citedelamer.com/default.asp Official site]