Hotel des invalides

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Photo about the inner square of the Invalides palace with its large golden dome, Paris, France. Image of palace, europe, tourism - 37096440

Les Invalides Paris, France

Late afternoon light on the dome of Hotel des Invalides in Paris. Look at it in lightbox mode (press L) for a better view.

The Hôtel des Invalides regroups the Dome Church and Tomb of Napoleon, St Louis des Invalides Church, an hospital for veteran soldiers and the Army Museum

Hotel des Invalides, Paris, France

Sunset over the dome of the Hôtel des Invalides, Paris, France

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The sarcophagus rests on a green granite pedestal and contains a nest of six coffins: one made of soft iron, another of mahogany, two others of lead, one of ebony and finally the last one of oak. Napoleon is dressed in his Colonel's uniform (of the cavalry of the Guard) which bears his sash of the Légion d'Honneur. His hat rests on his legs.