Cité du Vin

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.

Cité du Vin
Cité du Vin
Established31 May 2016 (2016-05-31)
LocationBordeaux, France
Coordinates
TypeMuseum
ArchitectXTU agency : Anouk Legendre & Nicolas Desmazières
Public transit accessBordeaux tramway
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

  • The 3812 bottles suspended off to the belvedere's ceiling
  • The permanent exhibition
  • The buffet of the five senses

References
  1. "Cité des civilisations du vin : un surcoût compensé par les retombées attendues". lemoniteur.fr (in French). 2 December 2014.
  2. "L'entrée à 20 euros : tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la Cité du vin de Bordeaux". sudouest.fr (in French). 6 February 2016.
  3. "Organisez votre visite à La Cité du Vin - Informations pratiques". www.laciteduvin.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
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