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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.

Located at 49.6468, -1.6174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Maritime museums in France, Museums in Manche

Gare Maritime de Cherbourg

Cherbourg's Gare Maritime or Gare Maritime Transatlantique was a railway station at the end of the railway line from Paris' Gare Saint-Lazare and of the short branch from Cherbourg's main station.

Located at 49.6458, -1.6175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Defunct railway stations in Lower Normandy, Région Ouest, Railway stations opened in 1933, 1933 establishments in France

Brécourt

Brécourt was a Nazi Germany bunker started inside an underground French Naval oil storage facility. On July 7, 1943, the site was ordered to be completed as a V-2 rocket launch facility. Early in 1944, the facility was converted to a V-1 flying bomb launch facility and subsequently completed.

Located at 49.6519, -1.67 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Manche, Ruins in Lower Normandy, Second World War in the Pas-de-Calais, V-weapon subterranea, History of Manche

Cherbourg School of Engineering

The Cherbourg Engineering School is a French engineering university funded in 1993. It is situated in Cherbourg-Octeville. The school is accredited by the "Commission des titres d'ingénieur" to deliver Engineering Degrees. This school is now part of the ESIX Normandie.

Located at 49.6339, -1.64444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Grandes écoles, Educational institutions established in 1993

Jardin botanique de la Roche Fauconnière

The Jardin botanique de la Roche Fauconnière is a private botanical garden located in the Parc de la Fauconnière, Cherbourg-Octeville, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. The garden was created in 1870 or 1873 by Alfred Favier and maintained by subsequent family members Léon Favier and Dr. Charles Favier. Today it contains 3,400 taxa, many from the Southern Hemisphere, with eucalyptus, magnolia, and unusual specimens including Ilex nothofagifolia and Pseudopanax laetevirens.

Located at 49.6331, -1.61667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Gardens in Manche, Botanical gardens in France

Cherbourg Harbour

Cherbourg Harbour (French rade de Cherbourg; literally, the roadstead of Cherbourg), a harbour in France, is the largest artificial harbour in the world, with a surface area of around 1,500 hectares. Historically it has been used for mercantile shipping as well as a naval base. It was begun in 1783, with its central harbour wall was completed in 1853 - this was 3.64 km long, an average of 100m wide at its base and an average of 12 m wide at its top, and sited 4 km from the coast.

Located at 49.6591, -1.61173 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ports and harbours of the English Channel

Musée Thomas-Henry

The Musée des beaux-arts Thomas Henry is a museum at Cherbourg-Octeville (Manche) with around 300 artworks, mainly paintings from the 15th to 19th centuries. It has been rated as the third most important collection in Normandy.

Located at 49.6372, -1.62306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in France, Museums in Manche, Art museums established in 1836, 1836 establishments in France

1993 Cherbourg incident

The 1993 Cherbourg incident were a series of maritime incidents which took place from 26 March to 2 April 1993 between the Royal Navy and French fishermen as a result of a fishing rights dispute in and around the Channel Islands waters.

Located at 49.6652, -1.67262 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Maritime incidents in 1993, 1993 in France, 1993 in the United Kingdom, Conflicts in 1993, France–United Kingdom relations, International maritime incidents, Maritime incidents in France, Law of the sea, Royal Navy, 20th-century military history of the United Kingdom, History of fishing, Fishing in the United Kingdom, Fishing in France, Fishing conflicts, History of the Channel Islands, Battles and conflicts without fatalities