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Les Invalides

Name: Les Invalides
Price range: $$$
Rating: 4.7

4.7 ·

Step inside Les Invalides, Louis XIV's grand soldiers' home turned military landmark. Stand beneath the gilded dome at Napoleon's tomb, then wander the Musée de l'Armée's exhibits tracing centuries of military history.

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Reasons to go

Commissioned by Louis XIV as a residence and hospital for wounded soldiers
Napoleon's remains were returned from Saint Helena and interred here in 1840 during the Retour des Cendres ceremony
The gilded Dôme des Invalides shelters the emperor's tomb and the Musée de l'Armée's military history collections

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Full description

Built by Louis XIV as a home for wounded soldiers, this landmark complex now houses the Musée de l'Armée and Napoleon's tomb beneath its gilded dome. The emperor's remains, returned from Saint Helena in 1840, were placed here in a ceremony known as the Retour des Cendres.

Visitors can explore military history exhibits alongside the tomb itself.

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Address

75007 Paris, France · Les Invalides

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

2h45

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Active — lots of walking

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Good to know

Buy tickets in advance online to skip queues, and enter through the correct entrance (Army Museum entrance) as signage can be confusing. Allow at least 2-3 hours to see the tomb, dome, and museum collections.

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Reviews

I have to say that the building and thought and opulence that went into this entire building rivals that of the Vatican. Lots to see, beautiful structures, historical notes and tributes of this man's career and those who were in his orbit. Worth the money to check this place out. Attached to the military museum which…

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