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#InPics | Inside the world's largest underwater restaurant, which has a 36-foot window that looks right out into the seabed so guests can watch marine life swim by as they eat

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Norway will be home to Europe's first and the world's largest underwater restaurant when it opens in April 2019.

Fittingly called "Under," the restaurant has three-foot-thick walls and is designed to withstand harsh weather and rough seas.

The 110-foot long structure resembles a giant concrete tube that's half-submerged in the water.

The restaurant will seat up to 100 guests, who can watch sea life go by through a 36 x 13-foot panoramic window as they eat.

Guests at Under can gaze at marine life through a 36 x 13-foot panoramic window in the dining room, which will seat between 80 and 100 people. Muted lighting will be installed on the seabed so that guests can see the marine life in any weather conditions.

Under will be Europe's first — and the world's largest — underwater restaurant when it opens in April 2019. The building will also function as a marine research center.

It's located at the southernmost tip of Norway, in the coastal village of Båly, in the Lindesnes region.

#Trivia | Under was built aboveground on a barge over a period of about six months. The structure was designed to be able to weather harsh conditions.

After construction was completed on the barge, the structure was towed into position about 600 feet away, lowered into the sea, and attached to a foundation on the ocean floor in July 2018.

The restaurant was purposefully placed in an area known to have harsh weather. Under's three-foot thick walls were designed to withstand pressure and shock from the rugged sea conditions.

Under will have three levels that together span 5,300 square feet. First is the entrance and wardrobe area. From there, guests descend to a champagne bar, which serves as the transition between the shore and the sea.

The lowest level is the dining room, which will have two long tables and several smaller tables. Guests will be able to watch sea life go by through the 36 x 13-foot panoramic acrylic window while they eat. Muted lights installed in the seabed will illuminate the water.

Under will serve locally-sourced seafood dishes include cod, lobster, mussels, and truffle kelp, which is a local type of seaweed that apparently tastes like truffles.

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