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.
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Les Invalides Media
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Hôtel des Invalides from the Eiffel Tower, 23 July 2009
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Mansard's original plan for Les Invalides (about 1700)
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Le plan de l'Hôtel des Invalides
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The sarcophagus of Napoleon Bonaparte
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Tomb of Napoleon II at Les Invalides, Paris
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Louis XIV views the plans of Les Invalides
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Visit of Louis XIV to Les Invalides (about 1706). Painting by Pierre-Denis Martin
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Portrait of Hardouin-Mansart by Hyacinthe Rigaud showing the Dome, Louvre
- Veron-Bellecourt - Napoléon Ier visitant l'infirmerie des Invalides, 11 février 1808.jpg
Napoleon I visiting the infirmary of Les Invalides