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Cartagena Military History Museum (Artillery Museum)

The museum occupies the former Royal Artillery Park and Arsenal, an 18th-century military building ordered by Charles III. It was badly damaged in the Cantonal War of 1874 and was not rebuilt until the early 20th century. Today it shares its premises with the Cartagena Municipal Archive. Inside, the history of artillery and its relationship with the city since 1508 is told through plans, models and documents. There are field, coastal, anti-tank, anti-aircraft and mountain guns, as well as ammunition, rangefinders, uniforms and military memorabilia. One of its most striking collections is the military miniatures, which has twice set a Guinness record for the number of pieces displayed. Access is from Plaza de la Puerta de la Serreta, in the upper part of the old town, next to the Serreta district.

Things to do at Cartagena Military History Museum (Artillery Museum): 3 missions

• Walk past the artillery pieces by typeWalk past the pieces on display and tell apart a field gun, a coastal gun and an anti-aircraft or mountain gun.
• Discover plans and models of the artilleryLook for the plans, models and documents that tell the story of artillery in Cartagena since 1508 and find the oldest document you can.
• Look for the Guinness World Record military miniaturesFind the collection of military miniatures that has set two Guinness records and notice the scale of the figures and how many there are.

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Source: Web oficial - Murcia Turística