7ᵉ arrondissement · Paris
Museum of Relief Maps
French name: Musée des Plans-reliefs
Free under 26Free under 18
Free admission
- Free under 26Free every day for under-26 EU residents
- Free under 18Free every day for visitors under 18
Address
129 rue de Grenelle, Hôtel national des Invalides, 75007 Paris
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Opening hours
Apr–Sep 10:00-18:00 · Oct–Mar 10:00-17:00
Under the roof of the Hôtel des Invalides, this museum preserves the collection of relief maps of fortified towns begun for Louis XIV in 1668: minutely detailed scale models once used to plan sieges and defences along France's frontiers.
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