View exquisite military pieces spanning from antiquity through the 20th century at The Army Museum. This museum curates the third largest arms collection in the world. Artifacts and contemporary pieces include suits of armor, swords, cannons, guns, and a tank from the 1940s. Learn the history of several wars through the stories told by everyday objects--like postcards and letters from the battlefields of World War I and World War II. Hunt down all 24 significant treasures from the Middle Ages through World War II. One of the treasures is the sword used by Francis I during the 16th century, another is a burgonet from the 1550s worn by Henry II, and a third treasure is the iconic bicorn hat worn by Napoléon I. To visit The Army Museum on your trip to Paris, use our Paris route planning site.
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Visited to see the tomb of Napoleon, which was frankly weird and cultish. BUT! Well worth it to see everything else, from the tomb of Marshal Foch, to the Museum of the order of the Liberation.
Visited to see the tomb of Napoleon, which was frankly weird and cultish. BUT! Well worth it to see everything else, from the tomb of Marshal Foch, to the Museum of the order of the Liberation. more »
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Huge. Very well organised and super interesting. Brilliantly organised. As all museums in paris very very big. Well worth going.
Huge. Very well organised and super interesting. Brilliantly organised. As all museums in paris very very big. Well worth going. more »
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A wonderful and huge, and I mean very extensive, museum of French military history. I cannot overstate the size of this place, I spent four hours in the wings covering the two world wars alone. And there is so much more to see! The exhibit titles are in several languages, but the full explanation is all in French. You can get audio guides but I just read the signs as best I could. Don't forget to see the Tomb of Napoleon while you're here, it's pretty unforgettable.
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Don't get me wrong, the army museum was great. Full of historic information, uniforms and guns. The only (major) disappointment is that the WWI and WWII part of museum was closed but the officer in the ticket desk did not inform us about this. This was my main interest so I got really disappointed but overall the museum had a lot of interesting this to check from Napoleon to Medieval ages.
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