Musée de la Légion d'honneur

The Musée national de la Légion d'honneur et des ordres de chevalerie (French pronunciation: [myze nɑsjɔnal də la leʒjɔ̃ dɔnœʁ e dez‿ɔʁdʁ də ʃəvalʁi]; transl.

The nearest métro and RER stations are Musée d'Orsay, Solférino, and Assemblée Nationale.

The museum is housed within the Hôtel de Salm, built in 1782 by architect Pierre Rousseau for Frederick III, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg.

The building burned in 1871 during the Paris Commune, and it subsequently was restored by a subscription of medallists.

It displays a history of France's honours, medals, decorations, and chivalric orders from the time of King Louis XI to the present, including Napoleonic souvenirs and more than 300 portraits.

The museum building in 2013
Interior of the museum
The museum building at night