Museum of Plans and Reliefs

The Museum of Plans and Reliefs is located in the VII arrondissement of Paris, France. The collection of French relief maps originates from the origins of the XVI century. With the help of these maps, military engineers developed plans to strengthen the fortresses and surrounding areas. It was developed by military engineer Vauban.

Between 1668 and 1870, 260 maps of French fortifications were designed and built on the borders of the empire and on the territory of former possessions.

The museum was opened in 1953 in the House of Disabled Persons. Here, up to now, we managed to preserve about 100 relief maps and 70 detailed plans of cities of different eras. The oldest exhibit, dating from 1686, is considered the project of Vauban himself - the plan for the strengthening of Perpignan.

One of the most popular exhibits of the museum are models of the island of Belle-Ile, a model of the Ife Castle, a model of the Tower, Roman fortifications, a plan of the city of Paris, Nantes, Versailles. The visiting card of the museum is considered to be the plan of Alessandria in 1813.