Maritime Museum – Musée de la Marine

As soon as you enter the door to visit the museum, you will be greeted by Napoleon's royal boat welcomes. Although I haven't seen the final version, it reminds me of the Maritime Museum in Beşiktaş, which I visited when I was a child. The sultanate boats there are as impressive as the sultanate boat in front of you now. If I remember correctly, this one is much bigger. I don't know the historical aspect of this, but it seemed to me that Napoleon took after the Ottoman Emperors...

It is very enjoyable to visit the museum located in the giant halls of the Palais de Chaillot. You enjoy visiting the spacious museums while wandering around here. As you progress through the halls, you come across statues used in shipping, large and small; Sculptures, each more impressive than the other. Those fancy old ships ass A giant example welcomes you in the next hall.

As you move towards the back, you reach the halls with maritime paintings. These paintings are both a great art collection and, in a way, an archive. When looking at such paintings, one understands better why "landscape" paintings were necessary at that time. You take a historical journey back centuries and get an idea about the France of that time.

I must admit that I was very surprised, especially when I saw the paintings about Brest. I have visited many places in France, there is not a place that does not impress me, but there are three exceptions: The first of these is Le Havre, if the second Brest... These two important port cities of France were bombed by the Germans during the Second World War, and since they were rebuilt after the war with the unpleasant concrete architecture of the 40s, they do not fit into the texture of France, which I love so much.

But when one looks at these paintings, one realizes what a magnificent city Brest was in its time. Therefore, while visiting these halls, I always remembered my friend Ali, who taught at the Ministry of National Education in Brest for a while. The little boy was always telling me what a wonderful city Brest was in the past, and I always turned my nose up. When I saw the paintings, I agreed with Ali... Oh by the way, the third city in France that did not impress me is Marseille, which is also a port city 😉

When you reach the back hall of the Museum, you see a staircase going down. From these stairs, you can reach the lower hall where periodic exhibitions are held. While we visited the museum, there was an exhibition on fishing. While browsing the dark and specially lit room, I saw my aunt's wife, who was born and raised in Rumelifeneri and was a fisherman. Sedat Reis It came to my mind. Their work requires great effort and dedication, but their work is not considered valuable enough to be exhibited in museums like this in our country. It hurts inside. However, they are not inferior at all... I think this is related to the way the country and the people in that country perceive life; most of all with their priorities... Anyway, these are long topics; Let's continue our trip.

When you go up the same stairs again, this time you turn right and start walking back parallel to the route you came from, visiting the rows of halls here. In front of you beautiful ship models You come out and have a childish joy. At the same time, small rooms with sailing-related accessories and snapshots of ship sections put a pleasant smile on your face.

One of the things I love most about France is lighthouses. The lighthouses in Brittany, a very beautiful region in the west of France, are especially extraordinary. I had the chance to visit many of them; especially Pointe you RazThe lighthouse in is unforgettable. I thought I would see examples of such lanterns in this museum, but frankly there are not many. Only the lens of a giant flashlight, the photo of which you see above, draws you towards itself, and you are satisfied with this small but concise work.

The hall with ship models is quite large, you will be confused which one to examine here. While visiting, Rahmi Koç Museum comes to my mind. What a special place that is. The works exhibited are extremely beautiful and the venue is equally beautiful. First of all, it is by the sea; You can tour both the ferry and the submarine on site. I guess that's why it was interesting to visit a museum about the sea in a sealess place like Paris... Fortunately, Bastille on the side Port de l'Arsenal When you miss the ports and boats, you can satisfy your longing there, even just a little :)

At the end of the tour, you come across an impressive work at the Musée de la Marine… Jules Verne'of "Around the World in 80 DaysInspired by the novel, it was dedicated to the world sailing sailing competitions that have been held since 1990. a very special statue awaits you in the final. The glass form and aesthetics of the sculpture are a separate matter of appreciation, but the most interesting part is that this long boat-shaped sculpture is held from the corner with only a single rope and looks like standing in the air.

I wandered around a lot, trying to understand what I saw, but I only understood what it was after the research I did on the internet while preparing this article: This glass sculpture by American artist Tom Shannon, it stays in the air according to the magnetic principle… It is really impressive, I definitely recommend you to see it.

Thus we complete our trip; oh before I forget, just ahead of this statue Christopher ColumbusThe ship that discovered the American continent Santa MariaThere is a model of , don't miss it if you want...