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Musée océanographique de Monaco

The oceanographic Museum of Monaco is a striking neo-baroque oceanographic-aquarium museum on the Rocher de Monaco, overlooking the Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1889 by Prince Albert I of Monaco and unveiled in 1910, this institution gazes toward the Mediterranean from its clifftop perch. Owned by the Institut océanographique and Fondation Albert Ier, Prince de Monaco, it was notably directed by the legendary Commander Cousteau from 1957 to 1988. Spanning 6,000 square meters, this landmark ranks as the Rocher's most imposing monument, rivaling only the Palais de Monaco and the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-Immaculée de Monaco. Built dramatically against the cliff face on

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