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| − | '''Les Invalides''', officially known as '''L'Hôtel national des Invalides''' (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of [[Paris]], [[France]], containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. The buildings house the [[Musée de l'Armée]], the military museum of the Army of France, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine, as well as the burial site for some of France's war heroes, notably [[Napoleon I|Napoleon Bonaparte]]. |
+ | '''Les Invalides''', officially known as '''L'Hôtel national des Invalides''' (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of [[Paris]], [[France]], containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. The buildings house the [[Musée de l'Armée]], the military museum of the Army of France, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine, as well as the burial site for some of France's war heroes, most notably the [[Tomb of Napoleon I|tomb]] of [[Napoleon I|Napoleon Bonaparte]]. |
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Latest revision as of 07:51, 9 August 2015
| L'Hôtel national des Invalides | |
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| Location | Paris, France |
| Commemoration | French military |
| Constructed | 1670s |
| Points of interest | Tomb of Napoleon |
Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hôtel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. The buildings house the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine, as well as the burial site for some of France's war heroes, most notably the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.
