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-climate of the French Riviera make this an admirable place for 
a biological laboratory. 
The building was formerly a Sardinian prison and through 
the efforts of Dr. Korotneff, the present director, it was acquired 
by the Russian government and transformed into a biological 
■station. On the ground ffoor there are two general laboratories, 
the aquarium, the library, the museum, and a room for assort¬ 
ing, and preserving the material that is collected. Above the 
laboratories there are some living rooms, and a small research 
room. The station possesses a naphtha motor boat twelve 
meters long which is equipped with apparatus for dredging and 
plankton collecting. The laboratories are supplied with gas 
and both fresh and salt water. The station is open throughout 
the year. In March and April each year a practical course in 
zoology is given for the benefit of students and younger in¬ 
vestigators. The station is international in character, being 
visited by Russian, German, Swiss, French, and Italian biolo¬ 
gists. 
Through the munificence of the Prince of. Monaco, a very 
beautiful Oceanographic Museum has been erected in the city of 
Monaco. The corner stone of the building was laid on April 
25, 1899, but it has required ten years to complete the structure. 
It is an imposing stone building, situated at the edge of the 
beautiful garden of St. Martin where the rock rises almost per¬ 
pendicularly out of the sea. It is 100 meters long, the central 
part 20 meters and the two wings 15 meters wide. The struc¬ 
ture is four stories high, two being below the level of the main 
entrance. 
The preparation and mounting rooms, and the large aquarium 
are located on the first floor. The second floor has more prepar¬ 
ation rooms, some store rooms, the library, zoological labora¬ 
tories, two large chemical laboratories, and small rooms for the 
accommodation of about a dozen investigators. The two upper 
floors are devoted to the museum and a large assembly hall which 
will accommodate about 500 persons. 
Many years ago the Prince conceived the idea of founding a 
museum and he began making collections for it as early as 1885. 
As a consequence nearly all of the museum material has been 
