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Colonne de la Grande Armée à Wimille
Come and discover the Column of the Great Army at Wimille, built between 1804 and 1824 in honour of Napoleon I on the outskirts of Boulogne-sur-Mer, a town of Art and History on the Opal Coast. Admire the countryside around Boulogne and the sea from its top.
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Adult rate : 3 €
Reduced rate : 2,50 €
Adult group rate : 2,80
€ (minimum 20 persons)
School group rate
: 20 € (maximum 35
persons)
Free admission :
Minors under 18 (family visit)
18-25
years old (for people under 26
years old who are citizens of one the 27 countries of EU or are non-European
permanent residents of France)
Disabled visitors and their
escorts
Unemployed persons
Going there
De Calais, A 16, sortie 3
Localisation
62126 Wimille
F 33 / (0)3 21 30 22 04
Coordonnées GPS
Longitude : 1.6311
Weather
Thursday
17°C
Thu
55°C / 64°C
Fri
54°C / 63°C
Sat
55°C / 64°C
Sun
55°C / 65°C
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Read moreUnderstanding the Column of the Great Army at Wimille
• A symbolic place.
From as early as 1798, the camp at Boulogne-sur-Mer was envisaged by
Bonaparte, First Consul, as the departure point from which to invade
England.
• Commemorative columns in the 19th century. In
1800 Bonaparte promulgated a decree stipulating that the principal town
of each department should build a column to honour those who died for
France. The Column of the Great Army was decided upon by Marshal Soult,
and was inspired by Trajan’s column in Rome, as was the Vendome column
in Paris.
Visits
Unaccompagnied visit
français, anglais, allemand, néerlandais
durée : 30 mn
Guided visit
sur réservation : 15 jours
durée : 1h30
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