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TheMusée national de la Légion d'honneur et des ordres de chevalerie (French pronunciation:[myzenɑsjɔnaldəlaleʒjɔ̃dɔnœʁedez‿ɔʁdʁdəʃəvalʁi];transl. "National museum of the Legion of Honour and of orders of chivalry") is a French national museum oforders of merit andorders of chivalry. It is located in thePalais de la Légion d'Honneur beside theMusée d'Orsay at 2, rue de la Légion-d'Honneur, in the7th arrondissement ofParis,France. It is open daily except Monday and Tuesday; admission is free. The nearest métro and RER stations areMusée d'Orsay,Solférino, andAssemblée Nationale.
The museum is housed within the Hôtel de Salm, built in 1782 by architectPierre Rousseau forFrederick III, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg. The building burned in 1871 during theParis Commune, and it subsequently was restored by a subscription of medallists. Since 1804, this building has been called thePalais de la Légion d'Honneur, and it is the seat of France's highest honours: theLégion d'honneur (1802), theMédaille militaire (1852), and theOrdre national du Mérite (1963).
Today's museum was created in 1925. It displays a history of France's honours, medals, decorations, and chivalric orders from the time ofKing Louis XI to the present, including Napoleonic souvenirs and more than 300 portraits. A special section is dedicated to foreign orders. Its library and archives contain more than 3,000 works.
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