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| Les Invalides for Eiffel Tower |
Les Invalides was built as a home and hospital for aged and disabled French military veterans. It was inaugurated by Louis XIV in 1678 and completed in 1706.
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| Les Invalides Inauguration |
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| Les Invalides plans |
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| Les Invalides opening 1706 |
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| Napoleon visits Les Invalides 1808 |
The complex of buildings today includes the museum of the Army of France (Musée de l'Armée), the national cathedral of the French military (Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides), and the Royal Chapel (Dôme des Invalides) where Napoleon Bonaparte was interred in his tomb in 1840.
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| Les Invalides |
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| Les Invalides |
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| Eiffel Tower |
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| Eiffel Tower IJ |
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| Les Invalides Musée de l'Armée entrance |
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Les Invalides Musée de l'Armée entrance IJ
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| Les Invalides Court of Honour |
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Les Invalides
Cathedral Saint Louis des Invalides |
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Les Invalides
Cathedral Saint Louis des Invalides |
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| Dôme des Invalides |
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Dôme des Invalides
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| Dôme des Invalides IJ |
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