Điện Invalides - Hotel National Des Invalides

Located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, Invalides is an impressive complex that includes the Hotel des Invalides, a beautiful park (Esplanade des Invalides) and numerous museums. Often referred to as the Hôtel National des Invalides, or the Hôtel des Invalides, Les Invalides is home to monuments related to France's military history, a hospital and a nursing home for veterans. The construction of this monument was ordered by King Louis XIV in 1670 and completed in 1676. There are many museums inside the complex, namely the Musée de l'Armée (the military museum of the French army. ), Musée des Plans-Reliefs (Museum of Military Models) and Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine (Museum of Contemporary History) with le Dôme des Invalides. Next to the Veterans Chapel, a separate royal chapel - the Église du Dôme was built in praise of the monarchy and the military.

Under Napoleon I, Le Dôme became a mausoleum honoring military celebrities with remains and graves of heroes such as Aiglon, brothers Joseph and Jérôme Bonaparte, generals Bertrand, Duroc, Foch, Lyautey... Le Dôme was restored in 1842 with important changes such as building the place to place the coffin of Emperor Napoleon I. In 1861, the remains of the French emperor were placed here.

Napoleon's Tomb consists of 2 floors, the entrance is on the upper floor. The upper floor is enclosed with exquisite frescoes, gold motifs and delicate carved sculptures, combined with the floor-to-ceiling altar, all creating a space that is too vibrant and beautiful. excellence. It seems that even in "eternity", Napoleon is "bright".

Napoleon's stone coffin was placed in the center of a circular fence. If you want to visit, you have to go downstairs.

At the entrance to the catacombs, you will see two giant statues with huge feet on both sides of the door. The door is made of many cannons from the battle of Austerlitz (Battle of the Triads) - one of Napoleon's greatest victorious battles. Napoleon's immortal last words are engraved above the two bronze doors.

Beneath the dome, amid the colorful mosaic and on the turquoise granite pedestal, is Napoleon's tomb. His body rested inside six coffins of iron, mahogany, lead, ebony and oak. Below the tomb is a marble floor with a laurel wreath with inscriptions listing the eight victories that made Napoleon I famous.

The coffin is surrounded by 12 figures on columns representing Napoleon's military victories, and on the walls along the path around the tomb are reliefs depicting the different eras of Napoleon's reign. .

Adult Ticket : 9.50 € (children are free)

Address: 129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris, France

Opening hours: Daily 10:00 - 17:00

Web site source: http://www.invalides.org/

Phone: +33 1 44 42 38 77