The Cité du Vin is a
museum
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as well as a place of exhibitions, shows, movie projections and
academic
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seminar
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s on the theme of
wine
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located in
Bordeaux
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,
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.
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.
Opening
Its official opening by the
President of France
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François Hollande
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and
Alain Juppé
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took place on May 31, 2016. It was followed by the public opening on June 1, 2016.
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
Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas and by lines 7 and 32 of the
Transports Bordeaux Métropole (TBM) network. A stop of the Batcub is located nearby.
Gallery
File:Sunlight in a modern facade (Unsplash).jpg
File:CiteduVin-1040637.jpg, The permanent exhibition
File:Cité du Vin.jpg, The buffet of the five senses
References
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Culture of Bordeaux
Wine museums
Auditoriums
Museums in Bordeaux