![]() ![]() From 1871 onwards, Les Invalides began to become a museum, with a few wounded people still inside. In 1814, the ashes of Napoleon I were transferred to the Invalides and his tomb was built. On 14 July 1789, demonstrators of the French Revolution went to the Invalides and succeeded without resistance in obtaining 32,000 rifles and 27 cannons which were used during the Fall of the Bastille, a landmark act of the French Revolution and to this day a bank holiday. The church is located in the Hôtel des Invalides. Its ceiling is decorated with a fresco representing Saint Louis and Christ. The outside of the dome was gilded in 1715. ![]() In honour of all the armies of France, military trophies decorate its vault under which the remains of heroes of the past, including Marshals Foch and Lyautey, are preserved. Built between 16 during the reign of Louis XIV and for its sole use, it was dedicated to the veneration of Emperor Napoleon I from 1840 onwards. This large church, famous for its magnificent dome, is a fine example of the Baroque style. This place was at the same time a hospital, a hospice and a barracks. ![]() On the other hand, it was in 1706 that the consecration of the royal church, famous for its golden dome, marked the completion of the work. This work, the second largest after that of Versailles, began in 1671. But King Louis XIV also had other interests, such as that of “hiding” these wounded in the eyes of the population, since many of them wandered around the Pont Neuf and the rich streets of Paris. In 1670, King Louis XIV adopted Liberal Bruant’s plans for the construction of a hospice to shelter the war-wounded, otherwise condemned to theft and begging. The North-West wing houses the Army Museum and the immense Esplanade des Invalides designed by Robert de Cotte stretches as far as the Seine. The hospital tradition continues with a state-of-the-art surgical hospital. Today the Dôme des Invalides houses the ashes of Napoleon brought back in 1840. The Hôtel des Invalides is famous for its dome, which was covered during its restoration in 1989 with more than 555,000 gold leaves laid by ten master gilders. 3 Church of the Dome and Tomb of Napoleon I. ![]()
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