Musée de l'Armée
About the place
- Country : France , Paris
- Address : 129 Rue de Grenelle، 75007 Paris، France
- Category : Museums
- Establishing Date : 1905
- founder : Louis XIV
Musée de l'Armée
Overview
• The Musée de l'Armée (Army Museum) is a national military museum of France located at Les Invalides. In 2013, the museum received more than 1.3 million visitors.
• It is served by Paris Métro stations Invalides, Varenne, and La Tour-Maubourg.
Historic overview
• Louis XIV initiated the project of Les Invalides as a home and hospital for aged and unwell soldiers.
• Located in Les Invalides, The Musée de l'Armée was created in 1905 with the merger of the Musée d'Artillerie and the Musée Historique de l'Armée.
• The Musée de l'artillerie (Museum of Artillery) was founded in 1795. It held a collection of weapons.
• The Musée historique de l'Armée (Historical Museum of the Army) was created in 1896 following the Paris World Fair. Édouard Detaille had amassed an impressive collection of military uniforms and artifacts and bequeathed to the Musée de l'Armée in Paris following his death.
How to get there
Nearest subway stations
Invalides – line 8, 13
La Tour-Maubourg – line 8
Varenne – line 13
Nearest RER train station
Invalide – Line C
Nearest bus lines no.: 28, 63, 69, 80, 82, 83, 87, 92, 93
Invalides – Lignes 93, 83 et 63
* Esplanade des Invalides : Ligne 69
* La Tour-Maubourg : Ligne 28
* Vauban – Hôtel des Invalides : Lignes 82 et 92
Resources
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