Les Invalides - Napoleon's Tomb & Army Museum | Open Ticket

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The Hôtel des Invalides was founded by Louis XIV in 1674 to house veterans and wounded soldiers. It now serves as the prestigious setting for the Army Museum, with its famous 110 meters high golden dome. It is one of the five most visited museums in France.

The museum's collection holds more than 500,000 pieces covering French military history from the Middle Ages up to the present day. In this newly designed educational route, you will find armors, weapons like swords, cannons, and uniforms which belonged to kings of France, as well as paintings, photographs and personal effects of important figures such as Francis I, Louis XIV and Charles de Gaulle .

Your visit also takes you to the Dome Church, which since 1861 has been home to the monumental tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Included

• Access to permanent collections and temporary exhibitions

• Avoid the long waiting lines and benefit from a reserved access with this ticket

• Access to the Museum of the Order of the Liberation and the Museum of Relief Maps

Meeting Point

Hôtel national des Invalides, 129, rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris.

Metro: line 8 station “Invalides”,  line 13 station “Varennes.”

RER C : station “ Invalides”, rue de l’Université.

Bus : line 28 stop “La Tour Maubourg”, Line 69 stop “Varennes”, Line 82, 92, 63, 83, 93 stop “ Invalides.”

Good to know

• Your ticket will be sent by email.

• Please note that museum admission is free for those under 18 years of age and for EU citizens under 26 years.

• The museum is closed on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th.

• The museum is free for people with a disability and an accompanying person.You will just need to provide a valid disability card. However, you still need a ticket to access the exhibitions. You can withdraw it at the “billetterie sud”’s reception located near the Dome and is fully accessible.