Cité de la Mer

Updated on Dec 10, 2024

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Address Allée du Président Menut, 50100 Cherbourg-Octeville, France Hours Open today · 10AM–6PMMonday10AM–6PMTuesday10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PM Similar French submarine Redoutable, Cotentin Peninsula, Gare Maritime de Cherb, Musée Thomas‑Henry, Musée de la Libération Profiles Twitter

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

La cit de la mer pr sentation des espaces de visite

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