la coupole
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About 4 miles from St Omer and well sign posted. This is a fantastic opportunity to visit a World War 2 site. The building itself houses a range of different exhibits, including a number of video feeds. There are two themes 1) World War 2 ..........this includes a superb 30 minute film which is very thought provoking for any Brit who (like me) has only ever really been taught about the war from a British perspective. I learnt so much and have come away keen to find out more.2) The V1 and V2 rockets. Also fascinatingHOWEVERMy visit was spoilt by the rather poor quality headsets which are issued free for translation of films and commentaries into English. Basically the headset automatically picks up the feed from each station as you pass it and plays it, but if you turn your head, look away or down (at an exhibit!) the thing stops. Or worse still it starts playing a different commentary from a nearby exhibit. Very very poor and quite frustrating. I would have happily paid a couple of euros for something more robust and better thought out.A different headset was provided in the planetarium and thankfully this was excellent. For planetarium read 3D cinema...the film shown varies during the day so if you want to see something particular it would be as well to phone ahead and plan your visit accordingly. I would allow 3 hours for a visit and remember to dress warm as the coupole itself is very cold.
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The museum shows it like it was. Impressed with the exhibits, and the very professional staff.Reasonable value for money.
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Excellent attraction to visit as part of a day trip to France as 30 mins drive from Calais. A good 2 hours is needed for the museum. We were cut short by a delayed channel crossing. Fascinating for those interested in WW2 and great to hear about this from a French perspective. We combined it with a visit to the Planaterium.
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The museum tells the story of the V-bombs (mostly V1 and V2, very little about V3) and the war in the region of Nord-Pas-De-Calais in an interactive way. Very interesting.We though missed information on the construction of the coupole itself, and what it's made for, why they made it there, how long the construction works took, why they used so much concrete, how they organised the logistics, ...
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Found this quite an interesting visit, with history and information about the actual site, but also they have other exhibitions through the year on other subjects, currently there is a display on D-Day and the liberation of France....Decent range of exhibits associated with the site, also information video of about 1/2Hr on the V1 / V2 rocket programme.The planetarium also has 3d movie shown 3-4 times a day (currently about D-Day).It was quite a cold day when we visited, most of the displays are underground, but it was still chilly, so probably best to wrap up warm for any visit....Would recommend allowing at least 2-3Hrs for your visit, especially if you want to take in the Planetarium (which is an extra cost).Worth checking out http://www.lacoupole-france.co.uk/ for more information.
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A very interesting museum. Daunting! Had a very engaging and informative visit and definitely recommend. As a History nerd; I loved it! Make sure you look at the map carefully tho. ...We managed to do the exhibit backwards (still v good though).Only downsides... 1.It was very cold but there isn't any way to solve thst due to the construction if the bunker. 2. Personal one. ..I did not like the audio tour. Simple in theory but it gave me a headache.
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Given the history of WW2 and the V1/V2 development this museum offered very little of interest to me other than the actual concrete bunker construction itself. It definitely was not value for money.
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The complex is like a secret James Bond lair and seems unreal at first. The museum and the exhibition though show that the building of this amazing facility cost lives and ultimately was a futile task.The only reason this does not get 5 stars is that I felt quite a bit of the exhibition was often repeated unnecessarily. Overall this is a good place to visit and showed the wonders of Human invention but also the misery this can also bring.
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I've been here twice and it's a good visit. The purpose of this place was to rain terror on England and thankfully it was never used.but you have to admire the ingenuity of construction. I don't mean using slave labour and the terrible, disgusting conditions that workers toiled and died in, but the determination to build such a montrous edifice to war.You can take an audio tour or not - the tour adds a little bit to the experience, but not a great deal. There's exhibitions and video presentations all designed to remind you how awful war is and what a horrendus bunch te Nazis were.The gift shop is overpriced, badly stocked and has almost no local ware.The cafe requires a mortgage! But if you're visiting a place to be educated, giftshops and cafes are secondary.Well worth a visit - allow 3 hours. It's well signposted on all main routes...
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Once inside the dome you expect to hear the words "I have been expecting you.....". This place is concrete pouring on a huge scale - but bear in mind the situation in which thousands of forced workers lived and died to complete this (thankfully unused) structure. This remains one of the most potent reminders of the legacy of Nazi technology. Werner von Braun was spirited away by the Americans after his capture and set to work developing US missiles post war. This evolved eventually into the Saturn V rocket and men on the moon. History literally unfolds here.