Europe’s first underwater restaurant resembles a shipwrecked monolith

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“No swimwear is required for your evening with us,” reads this restaurant’s dress code.

Located at the southernmost point of Norway’s craggy coast, Europe’s first underwater restaurant has opened, fittingly dubbed Under. And it’s not just a restaurant.

Designed by Norwegian firm Snøhetta, it’s a 34-metre rectangular prism slightly submerged five metres under the sea. Seriously, it looks like a modernist shipwreck.

Yep, that's a restaurant.

Yep, that’s a restaurant.

Image: Snøhetta

Right at the end of the monolith, sitting on the seabed, there’s an 11-metre-wide, floor-to-ceiling window which allows its 35-40 diners to check out any underwater action. Read more…

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