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At the center of the complex, Napoleon Bonaparte lies majestically dead inside sev-
eral coffins under a grand dome—a goose-bumping pilgrimage for historians. Your visit
continues through an impressive range of museums filled with medieval armor, cannons
and muskets, Louis XIV-era uniforms and weapons, and Napoleon's horse—stuffed and
mounted.
The best section is dedicated to the two World Wars. Walk chronologically through
displays on the trench warfare of WWI, the victory parades, France's horrendous losses,
and the humiliating Treaty of Versailles that led to WWII. The WWII rooms use black-
