Night view of Bordeaux's submarine base featuring illuminated orange columns, water reflections, and the Garonne river with docks in the background — © Bordeaux Submarine Base at Night

Panoramic view of Bordeaux's U-boat base at sunrise, featuring massive concrete structures, a shipyard crane, and moored boats on the calm waters of the Garonne River. — © Bordeaux Submarine Base at Dawn

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Submarine Base

Seeming to be out of time, the Submarine Base combines concrete, steel, water, and shadow to highlight history… and art.

Dating from 1941-43, the base is one of five built by the Germans on the Atlantic coast for U-boats during the Second World War. This gigantic bunker is a veritable honeycomb with eleven alveolus linked by an inner street.

Today, a part of the building is accessible to the public and includes :
- a space for temporary exhibitions dedicated to contemporary creation
- a space dedicated to the Bassins des lumières, digital art center