Army Museum, Military museum in Toledo's Alcazar, Spain
The Army Museum is a national military museum set inside the Alcazar fortress of Toledo, with collections spanning from the medieval period to the present day. The displays cover weapons, uniforms, documents, and military equipment from Spain and beyond, spread across several floors of the fortress.
The collection was founded in 1803 as a royal military collection housed in Madrid's Palacio de Monteleón. In 2010 it moved to the Alcazar fortress in Toledo, a building that had itself been used by Moors, Habsburgs, and the Spanish military over the centuries.
The Alcazar fortress, which houses the museum, is a building that Toledo residents have long seen as central to their city's identity. Inside, the displays of weapons, uniforms, and personal objects give a sense of how ordinary soldiers lived and served across different periods.
The exhibition covers several floors, so comfortable shoes make the visit easier. Visiting on a weekday tends to be calmer, as Toledo draws many day visitors on weekends.
Among the objects on display is a modified Enigma machine from the Second World War, which came from Nazi Germany, alongside the sword of the Moorish commander Muhammad XII. The sword was captured after the Battle of Lucena and is one of the few surviving objects from the final years of the Kingdom of Granada.
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