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National Hotel of Invalides |
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City:
Paris |
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Admission:
$42 |
Founded by King Louis XIV in 1671, the Hotel des Invalides (Hotel for the Disabled) was built to accommodate French war veterans, the first structure in France ever to house disabled soldiers. Today, the building is home to the largest collection of historic artifacts and monuments in Paris. At the front of the Hotel is the famous L’Eglise du Dome, inside of which sits the Tomb of Emperor Napoleon. The Dome is one of the most aesthetic structures in the city, and, aside from being the gravesite of Napoleon, it serves as a military crypt for several other prominent military personalities, including Foch, Vauban, Joseph and Jerome Bonaparte, and others.
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