For two days, thanks to the mobilization of numerous sponsors, a number of cultural events will immerse visitors in the era of Josephine and Napoleon, the mythical couple who left their mark on the history of the town of Rueil-Malmaison. Workshops, shows, re-enactments, brass bands, exhibitions, stands, extras and a parade<\/strong>… the town will be beating to the heart of the First Empire. Weekend highlights:Europe’s largest brass band concert: Photos: Copyright Luc Morel and\/or Ville de Rueil-Malmaison<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 3rd IMPERIAL JUBILEE September 23 – 24, 2017 in Rueil-Malmaison Since 2012, the town of Rueil-Malmaison, at the initiative of the “Ville Imp\u00e9riale” brand, has been offering to relive the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30094],"tags":[67118,67114],"class_list":["post-2030597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-en","tag-imperial-jubilee","tag-rueil-malmaison"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/db4cfay5jt5m3.cloudfront.net\/img\/4d0221de2382892bb4cc3748cbaed83356c12ced\")
\n6 brass bands will perform together on the occasion of the Jubilee, playing the most beautiful marches of the Empire:
\n– Les Grenadiers Fribourgeois (Fribourg brass band)
\n– La Garde Imp\u00e9riale de Gen\u00e8ve
\n– La fanfare de Villingen (Germany)
\n– La Garde Imp\u00e9riale de Dijon
\n– La fanfare d’Altkirch (Alsace)
\n– Les Pipes & Drums (Poland)
\nSaturday, September 23 from 9 to 10 pm at Parc de Bois Pr\u00e9au
\nFollowed by fireworksThe grand imperial parade:
\nThis year’s Grande Parade Imp\u00e9riale will see over 2,000 people march past, making
\nthe largest parade in Europe. For the occasion, the RD913 will be completely closed to accommodate the parade of 600 soldiers, Napoleon, Josephine, the Tsar, the King of Prussia, the King of Saxony, the Tsar’s and Napoleon’s staffs, Josephine’s Court, 100 horsemen… not to mention the exceptional presence of the Garde R\u00e9publicaine.
\nNever before seen in Europe!
\nSunday September 24 at 11:30 am on the RD913A spectacular reconstruction of the Treaty of Tilsit:
\nThis third edition will celebrate the 210th anniversary of the Treaty of Tilsit between Emperor Napoleon I and Tsar Alexander I. Signed in secret on July 7, 1807, during a meeting on a raft in the middle of the River Niemen, this agreement put an end to the Fourth European Coalition’s war against France. Rueil Malmaison will recreate this great moment in European history
\nwith a spectacular staging on the Etang de Saint-Cucufa.
\nSaturday, September 23 at 6pm and Sunday, September 24 at 3pm
\nEtang de Saint-Cucufa – Espace Alexandre.Exceptional concert by the Garde R\u00e9publicaine
\nSunday, September 24 at 4:30pm in the Parc de Bois Pr\u00e9au<\/p>\n