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17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Free entry; column mount limited to 12 p per group
Registration
September 2022
Saturday 17
10:00 - 12:30
14:30 - 18:30
Sunday 18
10:00 - 12:30
14:30 - 18:30
Accessible to the motor impaired
6 to 80 years old

Colonne de la Grande Armée

Rue Napoléon, 62126 Wimille
  • Pas-de-Calais
  • Hauts-de-France

Visit of the Column of the Great Army

Free visit of the monument
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Free entry; column mount limited to 12 p per group
Registration
© CMN
Types d'événement
Visite libre
Thème 2022
Patrimoine durable
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit

About the location

Colonne de la Grande Armée
Rue Napoléon, 62126 Wimille
  • Pas-de-Calais
  • Hauts-de-France
Starting point envisaged by Napoleon 1st to conquer England, and place of a ceremony of discounts(deliveries) of more than 2000 crosses of the Legion of Honor on August 16th, 1804\. The Column of the Big(Great) Army highlights the period of the Camp of Boulogne in the epic poem of the First Empire and the enthronement of the Legion of Honor in the national symbolism. A museum presents historic elements bound(connected) to the site: Napoleon's bronze statue at the top of the Column, elements of archives. Top of the accessible(approachable) Column by an internal staircase.
Tags
Monument historique, Espace naturel, parc, jardin, Édifice commémoratif, Musée, salle d'exposition
Access
From Calais: Highway A 16, taken(brought) out 32
©Centre des Monuments Nationaux