La Tour-Maubourg: history and sights
Served by: metro line 8.
Did you know?
Named after the Marquis de La Tour-Maubourg, a Napoleonic general who lost a leg at the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 while continuing to command his troops.
Anecdote
Despite having his leg amputated on the battlefield, La Tour-Maubourg refused to be evacuated and continued fighting.
Around La Tour-Maubourg
- Musée de l'Armée, 130 m away — A vast museum of military history at Les Invalides, home to nearly 500,000 items and the tomb of Napoleon under the golden dome.
- Musée des Plans-Reliefs, 250 m away — A one-of-a-kind collection of scale models of fortified towns, made for military purposes between the 17th and 19th centuries, at Les Invalides.
- Hôtel des Invalides, 290 m away — A monumental complex founded by Louis XIV, home to Napoleon's tomb beneath its gilded dome.
- Musée Rodin, 500 m away — A museum devoted to sculptor Auguste Rodin, in a mansion surrounded by a sculpture garden.
- Champ de Mars, 950 m away — A vast green esplanade stretching from the foot of the Eiffel Tower, a former military drill ground.