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Musee de l'armee

Main Spaces

The Museum is made up of seven main spaces.

The Main Courtyard and Artillery Collections

The Main Courtyard is the center of the Hôtel National des Invalides and displays a large part of the artillery collections, gathered during the French Revolution. The collection traces 200 years of the history of French field artillery and enables visitors to discover how the equipment was manufactured, its role and the history of great French artillerymen.

Contains:

• 60 French classical bronze cannons
• A dozen howitzers and mortars

Old Armour and Weapons, 13th-17th Century

The Army Museum has a rich ancient collection, which makes it one of the three largest arms museums in the world.

Contains:

• The Royal Room: crown collections
• The Medieval Room: artifacts from the feudal army to the royal army
• The Louis XIII Room: the progress of the royal army)
• A Themed Arsenal Gallery
• An exhibit on Courtly Leisure Activities (late Middle Ages - mid-17th century)

Modern Department, from Louis XIV to Napoleon III, 1643-1870

This department covers the military, political, social and industrial history of France, reliving great battles, exploring the lives of soldiers, and tracing the development of technologies and tactics.

Contains:

• Rivates' uniforms
• Luxury weapons and arms
• Equipment of numerous French and foreign regiments
• Illustrious figures, such as Napoleon Bonaparte and his marshals

The Dôme des Invalides

The Dôme des Invalides is the emblem of the Hôtel National des Invalides and an unmissable monument in the Parisian landscape.

Contains:

• The Dome Church
• The Tomb of Napoleon I

Contemporary Department, the Two World Wars 1871-1945

The contemporary department tells the story of the French Army from 1871 to 1945, and the two great conflicts of the 20th century.

Contains:

• French and foreign uniforms, including some having belonged to illustrious military leaders (Foch, Joffre, de Lattre, Leclerc, etc.)
• Objects used by soldiers in daily life
• Prestige pieces: marshal's batons and ceremonial swords:
• Emblems, paintings and elements from personal archives: letters, postcards, etc.

The Charles de Gaulle Monument

The Charles de Gaulle Monument is an interactive multimedia space dedicated the work of Charles de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French Forces and founding President of the Fifth Republic.

Contains:

• The Multi-Screen Room
• The Ring: "an overview of the century" projected onto a circular glass ring
• The Permanent Exhibition

Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides

In 1676, the Secretary of State for War, Marquis de Louvois, entrusted the young architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart with the construction of the chapel, which Libéral Bruant had been unable to complete. The architect designed a building which combined a royal chapel, the "Dôme des Invalides", and a veterans' chapel. This way, the King and his soldiers could attend mass simultaneously, while entering the place of worship though different entrances, as prescribed by etiquette. This separation was reinforced in the 19th century with the erection of the tomb of Napoleon I, the creation of the two separate altars and then with the construction of a glass wall between the two chapels.

Contains:

• The Veteran's Chapel

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