Museo del Ejército
 Entrance to the museum |
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| place | Toledo |
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Army Museum
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| opening | 2010 |
| Number of visitors (annually) | 327,049 (2014) |
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The Museo del Ejército ( German "Army Museum" ) in Toledo is Spain's national museum on the history of the Spanish armed forces .
history
The Army Museum is currently located in the Alcázar , the historic fortress of Toledo, and an extension built there (picture) . It was opened in 2010 by Felipe , the then Prince of Asturias ( Spanish Príncipe de Asturias ) and today's King of Spain . Historically, it was created through the amalgamation of various Spanish military museums that were created during the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century . The beginnings go back to 1803, when the Royal Spanish Military Museum was founded in the Palacio de Monteleón in Madrid .
exhibition
The core of the exhibitions are mainly exhibits from the history of artillery and pioneering . There are also a large number of historical uniforms , paintings , miniatures and various other artifacts . This includes an early German Enigma key machine , model Enigma-D (picture) , the forerunner of the Enigma I machine , which was later used in tens of thousands by the German Wehrmacht to encrypt its communications during World War II .
The museum is open every day except Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is 5 euros. Entry is free on Sundays.
Web links
- Official website (Spanish and English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Los museos del Ejército, Sefardí y Greco rozaron el millón de visitas en 2014 (Spanish), accessed on February 23, 2018.
- ↑ Prepara tu vista (Spanish and English), accessed on February 23, 2018.
Coordinates: 39 ° 51 ′ 29 ″ N , 4 ° 1 ′ 13 ″ W.