![Les Invalides started by Louis XIV as home & hospital for French soldiers. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV011.JPG) | ![Dome of Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV012.JPG) | ![Detail of cupola & Dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV013.JPG) | ![Dome of Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV016.JPG) |
Les Invalides (1671-1793) started by Louis XIV as home & hospital for French soldiers. Paris, France. Style: Baroque. Architect: Libéral Bruant & Jules Hardouin-Mansart. | Dome of Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Detail of cupola & Dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Dome of Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Monument to WWI Marshal Joseph Gallieni at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV017.JPG) | ![Courtyard & parade ground of Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV031.JPG) | ![Classical details of Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV033.JPG) | ![Canons lining courtyard at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV034.JPG) |
Monument to WWI Marshal Joseph Gallieni at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Courtyard & parade ground of Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Classical details of Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Canons lining courtyard at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Seine riverfront entrance of Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV051.JPG) | ![Courtyard & dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV052.JPG) | ![Historic canons with courtyard & dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV053.JPG) | ![Seine riverfront entrance of Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV054.JPG) |
Seine riverfront entrance of Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Courtyard & dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Historic canons with courtyard & dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Seine riverfront entrance of Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Grand Dome over Napoleon I tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV101.JPG) | ![Details of Baroque painting over Grand Dome over Napoleon I tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV102.JPG) | ![Squinch painting of Evangelist Matthew around Grand Dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV103.JPG) | ![Squinch painting of Evangelist Mark around Grand Dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV104.JPG) |
Grand Dome over Napoleon I tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Details of Baroque painting over Grand Dome over Napoleon I tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Squinch painting of Evangelist Matthew around Grand Dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Squinch painting of Evangelist Mark around Grand Dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Squinch painting of Evangelist Luke around Grand Dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV105.JPG) | ![Squinch painting of Evangelist John around Grand Dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV106.JPG) | ![Frieze carving of angel playing organ Grand Dome over Napoleon I tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV107.JPG) | ![Tomb of Napoleon I at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV112.JPG) |
Squinch painting of Evangelist Luke around Grand Dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Squinch painting of Evangelist John around Grand Dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Frieze carving of angel playing organ Grand Dome over Napoleon I tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Tomb of Napoleon I at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Tomb of Napoleon I at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV113.JPG) | ![Tomb of Napoleon I at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV114.JPG) | ![Ring of carved angelic Victories around Tomb of Napoleon I at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV115.JPG) | ![Return of ashes frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV121.JPG) |
Tomb of Napoleon I at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Tomb of Napoleon I at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Ring of carved angelic Victories around Tomb of Napoleon I at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Return of ashes frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Napoleon internment frieze of milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV122.JPG) | ![Rule of law frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV123.JPG) | ![Centralized administration law frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV124.JPG) | ![Public administration rules frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV125.JPG) |
Napoleon internment frieze of milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Rule of law frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Centralized administration law frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Public administration rules frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Napoleonic legal code frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV126.JPG) | ![Church reborn by light & harmony frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV127.JPG) | ![Universal education frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV128.JPG) | ![Court of Accounts overseeing government spending frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV129.JPG) |
Napoleonic legal code frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Church reborn by light & harmony frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Universal education frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Court of Accounts overseeing government spending frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Commerce & industry frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV130.JPG) | ![Public infrastructure frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV131.JPG) | ![Medals of Honor frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV132.JPG) | ![Statue of Napoleon I in Imperial robes at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV161.JPG) |
Commerce & industry frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Public infrastructure frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Medals of Honor frieze of Napoleon milestones ringing his tomb at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Statue of Napoleon I in Imperial robes at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Tomb of Napoleon II son of Napoleon at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV162.JPG) | ![Tomb of Jérôme Bonaparte Napoleon's youngest brother at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV165.JPG) | ![Tomb of Joseph Bonaparte Napoleon's elder brother at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV167.JPG) | ![Double L of Louis XIV in marble floor at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV169.JPG) |
Tomb of Napoleon II (1811-32) son of Napoleon at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Tomb of Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860) Napoleon's youngest brother at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Tomb of Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844) Napoleon's elder brother at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Double L of Louis XIV in marble floor at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![General Bonaparte & chief of staff general Berthier at battle of Marengo on June 14, 1800 painting by Joseph Boze, Robert Lefèvre & Carle Vernet at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV171.JPG) | ![Hat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV173.JPG) | ![Napoleon I on imperial throne painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV175.JPG) | ![Detail of Napoleon I on imperial throne painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV176.JPG) |
General Bonaparte & chief of staff general Berthier at battle of Marengo on June 14, 1800 painting (c1800-1) by Joseph Boze, Robert Lefèvre & Carle Vernet at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Hat of Napoleon Bonaparte (c1799-1804) at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Napoleon I on imperial throne painting (1806) by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Detail of Napoleon I on imperial throne painting (1806) by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Combat of Laubressel on March 3, 1814 painting by Jean-Charles Langlois at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV179.JPG) | ![Napoleon I at Fontainebleau on March 31, 1814 painting by Hippolyte at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV181.JPG) | ![Napoleon I on March 10, 1814 after battle of Laon defeat painting by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV183.JPG) | ![Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia portrait by François-Joseph Kinson at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV185.JPG) |
Combat of Laubressel on March 3, 1814 painting (c1830) by Jean-Charles Langlois at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Napoleon I at Fontainebleau on March 31, 1814 painting (1840) by Hippolyte (aka Paul Delaroche) at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Napoleon I on March 10, 1814 after battle of Laon defeat painting (1863) by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia portrait (1809) by François-Joseph Kinson at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, Prince & President distributes eagle standards to Army at Champ-de-Mars on May 10,1852 painting by Clément Pruche at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV187.JPG) | ![Chapel of St Jerome at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV211.JPG) | ![Tomb of Jérôme Bonaparte , Napoleon's youngest brother, at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV213.JPG) | ![Tomb of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV214.JPG) |
Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, Prince & President distributes eagle standards to Army at Champ-de-Mars on May 10,1852 painting (1853) by Clément Pruche at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Chapel of St Jerome at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Tomb of Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860), Napoleon's youngest brother, at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Tomb of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611-75) at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Tomb of Vauban's heart designer of Louis XIV's military fortifications, at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV215.JPG) | ![Detail of tomb of Vauban's designer of Louis XIV's military fortifications, at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV216.JPG) | ![Tomb of Ferdinand Foch Marshal of France, Allied Supreme Commander in First World War at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV217.JPG) | ![Tomb of Ferdinand Foch Marshal of France, Allied Supreme Commander in First World War at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV218.JPG) |
Tomb of Vauban's heart (1633-1707) designer of Louis XIV's military fortifications, at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Detail of tomb of Vauban's (1633-1707) designer of Louis XIV's military fortifications, at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Tomb of Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) Marshal of France, Allied Supreme Commander in First World War at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Tomb of Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) Marshal of France, Allied Supreme Commander in First World War at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Tomb of Marshal Lyautey Marshal of France & colonial administrator at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV219.JPG) | ![Baroque baldachin in former royal Dome with window dividing former Royal Chapel from veterans' chapel beyond at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV231.JPG) | ![Baroque baldachin in former royal Dome with window dividing former Royal Chapel from veterans' chapel beyond at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV232.JPG) | ![Organ in veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV233.JPG) |
Tomb of Marshal Lyautey (1854-1934) Marshal of France & colonial administrator at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Baroque baldachin in former royal Dome with window dividing former Royal Chapel from veterans' chapel beyond at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Baroque baldachin in former royal Dome with window dividing former Royal Chapel from veterans' chapel beyond at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Organ in veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Trophy flags & organ in veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV234.JPG) | ![Veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV235.JPG) | ![Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides with dividing window beyond which French kings worshipped apart from veterans at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV236.JPG) | ![Trophy flags in veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV237.JPG) |
Trophy flags & organ in veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides with dividing window beyond which French kings worshipped apart from veterans at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Trophy flags in veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
![Pulpit in veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV238.JPG) | ![Organ in veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France.](/t/FPN/FPMIV239.JPG) |
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Pulpit in veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | Organ in veterans' Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
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