Les Invalides

Les Invalides is a landmark in Paris, France. It was built between 1670 and 1676 as a place for retirement of French war veterans. It consists of several buildings. It was also used as a burial place for French marshals and generals. Les Invalides is best known for housing the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte. Nowadays, the complex houses the Museum of Arms, the Museum of Contemporary History, and the Museum of Plains-Reliefs.

Hôtel des Invalides

Les Invalides Media

Aerial view of the Hôtel des Invalides and the Esplanade in Paris. In the background, the Seine river with the Alexander III bridge and the Petit and Grand Palais.
The Dôme des Invalides, 107 metres (351 ft) tall and decorated with 12.65 kilograms (27.9 lb) of gold leaf, is an important landmark in Paris.
Le plan de l'Hôtel des Invalides
The sarcophagus of Napoleon Bonaparte
Tomb of Napoleon II at Les Invalides, Paris
François Mansart's second project for the Chapel of the Bourbons in Saint-Denis
Louis XIV ordering the construction of Les Invalides
Jules Hardouin-Mansart’s project with unrealized south esplanade
Visit of Louis XIV to Les Invalides. Painting by Pierre-Denis Martin

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