National Army Museum
The National Army Museum in London is the central military museum of the British Army .
The museum opened in 1960 and was initially located at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst . In 1971 it was relocated to a new building designed by architect William Holford next to the Royal Hospital in the Chelsea district of London . The site used to be the home of Robert Walpole , the UK's first Prime Minister . After this was demolished, John Soane built a new infirmary for the hospital on the property. In 1941 it was destroyed by air raids during the London Blitz .
The museum shows exhibits on four floors from the history of the British land forces, from the formation of a standing army at the beginning of the English Civil War in the 17th century to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars in the 21st century. Arms and armor, on the other hand, are exhibited in the museums of the Royal Armories ; the Imperial War Museum primarily deals with the history of the two world wars.
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Individual evidence
- ^ English Heritage: Royal Hospital, Chelsea and Ranelagh Gardens. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 2, 2014 ; Retrieved March 25, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 10 ″ N , 0 ° 9 ′ 36 ″ W.