Set course for the Colonne!

Guided visit

Discover the history of the Grande Armée Column!

Détail aigle, symbole napoléonien dans une couronne de laurier

  • Every Friday at 11am

    Attention ! 

    Exceptionally, the visits on Friday, August 1 and Friday, August 8 are cancelled.
    Our staff remain at your disposal to answer any questions you may have.

  • Admission: €5

  • General public

  • Approx. 1 hour

  • Registration recommended by email to edu.colonne@monuments-nationaux.fr

  • Tickets

Presentation

The Grande Armée Column team invites you to (re)discover this historic site during a guided tour every Friday at 11am.

On thefourth Friday, a specific theme will be explored:

  • The history of the construction of the column
  • The monument park, its history and biodiversity
  • Naval aspects of the Boulogne camp

Just a stone's throw from the Boulogne camp, where the ceremony to award more than 2,000 crosses of the Legion of Honour took place on 16 August 1804, the site of the Grande Armée column commemorates that day and the incorporation of the Legion of Honour into national symbolism.

Find out more about the history of this historic monument, listed since 1905!