Maritime Museum
Maritime Museum is a museum in Littoral Province, Cameroon. Maritime Museum is situated nearby to the government office Information Department for Customs, as well as near the public building MINCOM.Photo: Serieminou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: AYANGMA BELEMENA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: located in Douala.
- Also known as: “Maritime Museum Of Douala”, “Musée Maritime”, and “Musée Maritime de Douala”
Photo: AYANGMA BELEMENA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Former general Hospital of Douala and Doual’art.
Former general Hospital of Douala
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The former General Hospital situated in Douala is a building constructed in 1896 by the Germans and designed by the architect Henri Drees. Former general Hospital of Douala is situated 160 metres north of Maritime Museum.
Doual’art
Museum
Photo: Roberto Paci Dalò, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Doual'art is a non-profit cultural organisation and art centre founded in 1991 in Douala, Cameroon and focused on new urban practices of African cities. Doual’art is situated 630 metres northeast of Maritime Museum.
Palace of King Bell
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Palace of King Bell situated in Douala is a building constructed in 1905 by the Germans for King Auguste Manga Ndumbe. The building is also known as La Pagode; this name comes from the French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline, who remained in Douala in 1916–17, who calls it such in his famous novel Voyage au bout de la nuit. Palace of King Bell is situated 610 metres northeast of Maritime Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douala.
Douala
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Douala is the largest city and the commercial centre of Cameroon. Douala is really quite a hot and sticky place, and the grimy state of the infrastructure in parts leaves a lot to be desired.
Maritime Museum
- Categories: architectural structure, tourist attraction, art museum, building, and tourism
- Location: Littoral Province, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
4.03862° or 4° 2′ 19″ northLongitude
9.68445° or 9° 41′ 4″ eastOpen location code
6FPF2MQM+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 322262590OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q16335662
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In Other Languages
“Maritime Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “musée maritime de Bonanjo”
- French: “Musée maritime de Bonanjo”
- French: “Musée maritime de Douala”
- French: “musée maritime du Cameroun”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Information Department for Customs and MINCOM.
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