Places, museums, monuments : 133
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Place, museum or monumentAla Napoleonica in Piazza San Marco – Venice
One of the world's best-known historical sites, Piazza San Marco is surrounded by some remarkable monuments – the Basilica (originally the Doge's private chapel!), the Torre dell'Orologio, the Procuratie Nuove and the Procuratie Vecchie, Sansovino's Libreria Marciana, and finally the Ala Napoleonica which today houses the Museo Correr. Towards the end of 1805, Venice became […]
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Place, museum or monumentSedan Castle Museum
The main museum of Sedan is located in the largest castle of Europe with an area of 35,000 m². The battle of Sedan, which took place on 1 September 1870, saw the defeat of the army of Marshall MacMahon, who was beaten and made prisoner by the troups of the royal prince of Saxony. Napoleon […]
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Place, museum or monument / IIe République – 2nd Empire/2nd Republic-2nd EmpireVichy
After Plombières, Vichy was the other great spa in fashion under the Second Empire. Already in 1799, Laetitia Bonaparte, in the company of her son, Louis, took the waters of this spa which was known since Gallo-Roman antiquity. During the First Empire, the “Parc des Sources” (Park of Springs) was layed out on the personal […]
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Place, museum or monumentMichelet Museum-Vascoeuil Castle
The Vascoeuil Castle is the home of the only Michelet Museum in France. The historian was the victim of censorship under the Second Empire because of his liberal positions. The courses he taught at the College of France were abolished starting in 1851, that is to say, one year before the proclamation of the Empire, […]
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Place, museum or monumentHome of Chateaubriand – La Vallée-aux-Loups
Following his article against Napoleon which had appeared in the Mercure in 1807, Chateaubriand, victim of imperial censorship, was forced to move out of at least two houses in Paris. However, thanks to the success of his earlier publications, Atala and Le Génie du Christianisme, he was able to afford a modest property located in […]
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Place, museum or monumentMarengo
The Battle of Marengo took place on the Bormida plain on 14 June 1800, near to the town of Alessandria in Piedmont. The French Arméé de Réserve led by the First Consul fought against the Austrian troops of the Second Coalition. Never was victory so close to defeat. The combat began at 9 am with […]
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Place, museum or monumentGreat Saint Bernard Pass
The crossing of the Great Saint Bernard Pass remains an epic moment in the course of Napoleonic history. Indeed, although whilst many of the Swiss passes were crossed by French, Russian and Austrian armies, only the crossing of the Great Saint Bernard is ever remembered. From one cunning commission given to the painter David, the […]
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Place, museum or monumentDomaine national de Saint Cloud – Park and Historical Museum
The Château de Saint-Cloud was the scene of some of the significant moments in French 19th century history, and most notably in Napoleonic history in that it saw the rise and fall of both the First and Second Empires. Bonaparte seized power there in his coup d'etat of 18 Brumaire, and the Empire was proclaimed […]
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Place, museum or monumentThe Cabildo
That Louisiana is one of the most mysterious and culturally rich states in America is well known. That it houses a wealth of Napoleonic history would come as a surprise to most.More than any other landmark, the Cabildo is a symbol of Louisiana's early history. Completed in 1799, the present structure occupies a site associated […]
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Place, museum or monumentMorris Jumel House
The Morris-Jumel House is a New York landmark and Manhattan island's oldest exstant private dwelling. Built in 1765 inthe American Palladian style, it was originally a summer villa located 12 miles outside of what was then New York City. The house however had a chequered history before establishing itself in Napoleonic history. Built by a […]