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The shaped plates of a suit of armour, its joints and the relationship between protective equipment and ceremonial display are more revealing than a distant view of a crowded case. Royal armour sits within a collection extending well beyond Napoleon, so an armour-focused visit can have a different emphasis from a route through the modern conflicts.\n\nThe Taxi de la Marne is one of the recognisable objects in the museum’s twentieth-century coverage. It places a vehicle associated with the First World War within rooms concerned with a much wider conflict. Uniforms, photographs and objects in the two world-war sections bring personal evidence alongside the larger military narrative; the Historial Charles de Gaulle adds another form of interpretation rather than another line of display cases.\n\nThe Cabinets insolites and the Musée des Plans-Reliefs offer further alternatives. 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From here, the nearby Musée Rodin makes a useful separate visit, while the river view on a Bateaux Parisiens cruise provides an exterior impression of the district rather than access to the collections.", "url": "https://www.musee-armee.fr/accueil.html", "subjectOf": { "@id": "https://above.guide/paris/things-to-do/les-invalides-musee-de-larmee/#editorial-article" }, "image": { "@id": "https://above.guide/paris/things-to-do/les-invalides-musee-de-larmee/#primary-image" }, "containedInPlace": [ { "@id": "https://above.guide/paris/#city-paris" } ], "isAccessibleForFree": false, "publicAccess": true, "sameAs": [ "https://www.musee-armee.fr/accueil.html" ], "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "129 rue de Grenelle / place Vauban, 75007 Paris", "addressLocality": "Paris", "addressRegion": "Île-de-France", "addressCountry": "FR" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": 48.8557929993, "longitude": 2.3125934601 } }, { "@type": "FAQPage", "@id": "https://above.guide/paris/things-to-do/les-invalides-musee-de-larmee/#faq", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "Does the Musée de l’Armée ticket include Napoleon’s tomb at Les Invalides?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The standard museum-and-exhibitions admission includes the Dôme and Napoleon’s tomb, alongside the permanent collections and the included partner museums. Special events and other products can have different inclusions." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Which parts of Les Invalides can I visit free?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The museum identifies the cour d’Honneur and Saint-Louis des Invalides cathedral as free-access spaces. The Dôme and Napoleon’s tomb belong to the ticketed museum visit unless you qualify for free admission." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is Napoleon’s tomb at Les Invalides wheelchair accessible?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The museum’s published access guidance identifies steps inside and outside the Dôme. Collection spaces have lift provision and an adapted entrance; that does not establish step-free access to the tomb." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Where should I enter the Musée de l’Armée?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "General entrances are at 129 rue de Grenelle and place Vauban. Visitors requiring the adapted approach are directed by the museum to 6 boulevard des Invalides." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do free-entry visitors need a ticket for Les Invalides?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. The museum requires an appropriate free-entry ticket and supporting evidence for the relevant eligibility category. Free admission is not the same as entering all spaces without a ticket." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can I change or refund an online Musée de l’Armée ticket?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The official ticketing FAQ states that tickets are neither exchangeable nor refundable. Read the conditions attached to the selected product before purchase." } } ] } ] } ], "editorialMarkdown": "[View next **Auteuil Brasserie**]()\n\n## Les Invalides – Musée de l’Armée\n\nNapoleon’s tomb, royal armour and military history within the courtyards of the Invalides.\n\n[Plan this experience]()\n\n[Explore the story]()\n\nCost **Admission**\n\nTime to allow **Allow 2–3 hours for selected collections and the tomb**\n\nPlace **Invalides, Paris**\n\n01 / The experience\n\n### A gilded dome above a much larger story.\n\nThe dome of Les Invalides is a familiar part of the Paris skyline, but the visit begins with a much larger complex. Long façades, gateways and the cour d’Honneur belong to a foundation created under Louis XIV for veterans and wounded soldiers. The museum occupies that historic setting, bringing weapons, armour, uniforms and personal objects into buildings whose original purpose was care as well as military identity.\n\n#### Napoleon’s tomb beneath the Dôme\n\nNapoleon’s tomb gives the Dôme its most famous subject. The monumental burial setting sits beneath the gilded dome, with the architecture directing attention towards the sarcophagus below. This is a distinct part of the visit, with different movement and access conditions from the collection rooms. The free-access cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides and the ticketed Dôme should not be confused simply because both belong to the same complex.\n\nThe arms and armour collections offer another scale of encounter. The shaped plates of a suit of armour, its joints and the relationship between protective equipment and ceremonial display are more revealing than a distant view of a crowded case. Royal armour sits within a collection extending well beyond Napoleon, so an armour-focused visit can have a different emphasis from a route through the modern conflicts.\n\n#### Armour, world wars and smaller collections\n\nThe Taxi de la Marne is one of the recognisable objects in the museum’s twentieth-century coverage. It places a vehicle associated with the First World War within rooms concerned with a much wider conflict. Uniforms, photographs and objects in the two world-war sections bring personal evidence alongside the larger military narrative; the Historial Charles de Gaulle adds another form of interpretation rather than another line of display cases.\n\nThe Cabinets insolites and the Musée des Plans-Reliefs offer further alternatives. Small and unusual collection subjects change the scale again, while the relief maps treat defended places as three-dimensional landscapes. These are reasons to choose a route through the complex rather than assuming that seeing the tomb amounts to seeing the whole museum.\n\nThe standard museum-and-exhibitions ticket connects these choices with the Dôme, the Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération and the Musée des Plans-Reliefs. The cour d’Honneur can also be approached without museum admission. From here, the nearby [Musée Rodin]() makes a useful separate visit, while the river view on a Bateaux Parisiens cruise provides an exterior impression of the district rather than access to the collections.\n\n![Les Invalides – Musée de l’Armée, Paris]()\n\nCulture & landmarks **Les Invalides – Musée de l’Armée** Paris\n\nIn pictures\n\n### The full gallery.\n\n02 / The essentials\n\n### Les Invalides – Musée de l’Armée: visit essentials\n\n1. 01\n\n Invalides\n2. 02\n\n Allow 2–3 hours for selected collections and the tomb\n3. 03\n\n Paid museum admission includes the Dôme and Napoleon’s tomb; reductions and free admission have eligibility conditions.\n\n04 / Before you go\n\n### Plan your visit\n\nNapoleon’s tomb, royal armour and military history within the courtyards of the Invalides.\n\n#### Admission\n\nPaid museum admission includes the Dôme and Napoleon’s tomb; reductions and free admission have eligibility conditions.\n\n#### Opening & visit\n\nNormally daily 10:00–18:00; ticket desks close 30 minutes earlier. Closed 1 January, 1 May and 25 December; special evening openings have their own programme.\n\nThe Historial Charles de Gaulle is closed 21 October–17 November 2026. Individual collection closures follow the museum programme.\n\n#### Arrival\n\nEnter from 129 rue de Grenelle or place Vauban. La Tour-Maubourg on Métro line 8 and Varenne on line 13 serve different sides of the complex.\n\n129 rue de Grenelle / place Vauban, 75007 Paris\n\n[Get directions]()\n\n#### Plan your visit\n\nThe museum-and-exhibitions admission includes the Dôme, Napoleon’s tomb, permanent collections, the current temporary exhibition, Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération and Musée des Plans-Reliefs. Free and reduced visitors need the correct ticket and supporting evidence. Online tickets avoid the ticket-office queue, not admission controls; the Musée de l’Armée states tickets are neither exchangeable nor refundable.\n\n[Choose museum admission]()\n\n#### Accessibility\n\nThe museum describes lifts and accessible collection routes, with an adapted entrance at 6 boulevard des Invalides. Its published guidance identifies steps inside and outside the Dôme: do not assume the tomb visit is step-free.\n\n05 / Where it is\n\n### Find it\nand what’s nearby.\n\nExplore around Les Invalides – Musée de l’Armée\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### More of Paris, around your visit.\n\n#### Continue your Paris day\n\n- [Musée Rodin Paris]()\n- [Bateaux Parisiens sightseeing cruise]()\n- [Eiffel Tower]()\n- [All Paris sights and neighbourhoods]()\n- [Paris cafés, restaurants and food stops]()\n\n#### Plan your Paris visit\n\n- [Paris city guide]()\n- [Choose a Paris city day]()\n- [Find a Paris hotel]()\n- [Plan Métro and walking journeys]()\n- [Build your saved itinerary]()\n\n06 / Good to know\n\n### Les Invalides – Musée de l’Armée: frequently asked questions\n\n01 Does the Musée de l’Armée ticket include Napoleon’s tomb at Les Invalides?\n\nThe standard museum-and-exhibitions admission includes the Dôme and Napoleon’s tomb, alongside the permanent collections and the included partner museums. Special events and other products can have different inclusions.\n\n02 Which parts of Les Invalides can I visit free?\n\nThe museum identifies the cour d’Honneur and Saint-Louis des Invalides cathedral as free-access spaces. The Dôme and Napoleon’s tomb belong to the ticketed museum visit unless you qualify for free admission.\n\n03 Is Napoleon’s tomb at Les Invalides wheelchair accessible?\n\nThe museum’s published access guidance identifies steps inside and outside the Dôme. Collection spaces have lift provision and an adapted entrance; that does not establish step-free access to the tomb.\n\n04 Where should I enter the Musée de l’Armée?\n\nGeneral entrances are at 129 rue de Grenelle and place Vauban. Visitors requiring the adapted approach are directed by the museum to 6 boulevard des Invalides.\n\n05 Do free-entry visitors need a ticket for Les Invalides?\n\nYes. The museum requires an appropriate free-entry ticket and supporting evidence for the relevant eligibility category. Free admission is not the same as entering all spaces without a ticket.\n\n06 Can I change or refund an online Musée de l’Armée ticket?\n\nThe official ticketing FAQ states that tickets are neither exchangeable nor refundable. Read the conditions attached to the selected product before purchase.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### Make Paris\nyour own.\n\n[Visit the official site]()[← All things to do]()\n\nOpening hours, prices and access change. Confirm details on the official site before visiting." }