La Tour-Maubourg: station history
Served by: metro line 8.
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A line 8 station in the 7th arrondissement, under boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg, close to the esplanade des Invalides and place Salvador-Allende, between Invalides and École Militaire. It bears the name of Marquis Victor de Faÿ de Latour-Maubourg (1768-1850), minister of War under the Restoration and governor of the Hôtel des Invalides. Its entrance is decorated with a Val d'Osne lamp post.
Anecdote
A service connection links line 8 to the tracks of the Invalides workshop loop, on line 13, allowing trains to be exchanged between the two lines. For the 2024 Olympic Games, the station received pink signage and was associated with the archery, road cycling and marathon events. The nearby Invalides served as a venue for these competitions.
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.