The Musée de l'Armée is a national military museum located at Les Invalides in Paris, France. Established in 1905, it was formed by merging the Musée d'Artillerie and the Musée Historique de l'Armée. The museum houses an impressive collection of 500,000 artifacts, including weapons, armour, artillery, uniforms, emblems, and paintings, exhibited over an area of 12,000 m2. The collections span from antiquity through the 20th century, offering a chronological tour of military history up to the end of World War II. The museum is divided into several spaces, each dedicated to a specific period or theme. These include the Main Courtyard and artillery collections, the Armour and weapons collection from the 13th–17th centuries, the Modern Department from Louis XIV to Napoleon III, the Contemporary Department covering the Two World Wars, the Charles de Gaulle Monument, and special collections in the Cabinets insolites. The museum also hosts the Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération, dedicated to France's second national order, and the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, a museum of military models. The site also includes the Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides and the Dôme des Invalides, housing the tomb of Napoleon I. The Musée de l'Armée offers a comprehensive and fascinating insight into French military history and is a must-visit for history enthusiasts.