The Great War (WWI) museum of Meaux, part III !!!

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Once again, back to my sentimental  Meaux , Seine et Marne dept 77 of the Île de France region of my belle France. I have visited the museum a couple times and it is hightly recommended especially for those who have no time to reach the battlefields or cementeries themselves; this is a worthy alternative. I like to tell you more with new pictures from my last trip here this week, Therefore, here is my take again on the Great War (WWI) museum of Meaux, part III !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Musée de la Grande Guerre. It is on the road we normally take route de Varennes to visit friends and family , but it is within Meaux city limits.

The tour is deliberately open and unconstrained: this allows each visitor to make their own journey, thus building their own story. The main tour, which presents symmetrically the Battle of the Marne of 1914 and that of 1918, clearly translates for the visitor the transition from the 19C to the 20C.

Between these two great battles of movement at the beginning and end of the war, the presentation of the war of position with its front made up of trenches explains the notion of being bogged down. This space deployed in the great nave of the museum allows for the presentation of large equipment trucks, planes, tanks, artillery pieces, etc.), making the museum the unique place where one can discover the diversity of objects and documents that bear witness to the conflict. You see below the Monument au Maréchal Gallieni, just behind the museum.

The Museum of the Great War of the Pays de Meaux is today an essential place to discover the history of the First World War and the territory has become a destination for memory tourism.

The official museum of the Great War of Meaux : https://www.museedelagrandeguerre.com/en/home/

The local Pays de Meaux tourist office on the museum:  https://www.meaux-marne-ourcq.com/en/discover/must-see-places/great-war-museum/688890_musee-de-la-grande-guerre/ 

The Seine et Marne dept 77 tourist office on the Great War museum : https://www.tourisme-seine-et-marne.fr/visiter-decouvrir/688890-musee-grande-guerre/#

The Île de France region on the great war museum : https://www.visitparisregion.com/en/great-war-museum-pays-de-meaux

The official routes of memories on the Great War museum :  https://www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/fr/musee-de-la-grande-guerre-meaux

There you go folks, something worth your time and money to get you out of Paris and into my sentimental Meaux. The Great War museum is a monument to the world and a must to see me think, me encourage you, me recommended it. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Great War (WWI) museum of Meaux, part III !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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