National museum of the Legion of Honour and of orders of chivalry

This is a French national museum of orders of merit and orders of chivalry. Today’s museum was created in 1925. 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. A special section is dedicated to foreign orders. Its library and archives contain more than 3,000 works.