The Museum of the Atlantic Wall
The Museum of the Atlantic Wall is a bunker in Ouistreham, Arrondissement of Caen, Normandy. The Museum of the Atlantic Wall is situated nearby to the museum Le Musée du Grand Bunker, as well as near Half-Track Semi Caterpillar Type M (USA).- Type: Bunker
- Description: museum of the Atlantic Wall fortification
- Also known as: “Ancien Poste de Direction de Tir de Riva-Bella”, “Le Gran Bunker”, “Le Grand Bunker”, “Musee du Mur de l’Atlantique”, “Stützpunkt 08”, “The ‘Big Bunker’”, and “מוזיאון החומה האטלנטית”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ouistreham lighthouse and Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus de Riva Bella.
Ouistreham lighthouse
Lighthouse
Ouistreham lighthouse is situated 1 km south of The Museum of the Atlantic Wall.
Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus de Riva Bella
Church
Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus de Riva Bella is a church, which is situated 710 metres west of The Museum of the Atlantic Wall.
Town hall of Ouistreham
Town hall
Town hall of Ouistreham is situated 1¼ km south of The Museum of the Atlantic Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pointe du Siège and Sallenelles.
Colleville-Montgomery
Village
Colleville-Montgomery is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France. Colleville-Montgomery is situated 3½ km west of The Museum of the Atlantic Wall.
The Museum of the Atlantic Wall
- Categories: defence work, museum, artillery battery, building, and historic site
- Location: Ouistreham, Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.28749° or 49° 17′ 15″ north
Longitude
-0.25235° or 0° 15′ 9″ west
Inception
20th century
Levels
4
Open location code
8CXX7PPX+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunker
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=bunker
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“The Museum of the Atlantic Wall” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Musée du Mur de l’Atlantique”
- French: “poste de direction de tir de Riva-Bella”
- French: “Poste de direction de tir de Riva-Bella”
- German: “der ‘große Bunker’”
- German: “Der ‘große Bunker’”
- Hebrew: “הבונקר הגדול באויסטרהאם”
- Spanish: “El ‘Grand Bunker’”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Le Musée du Grand Bunker and Half-Track Semi Caterpillar Type M (USA).
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