Two of the best known landmarks in Paris are the Eiffel Tower and the golden dome above Napoleon's tomb at l'Hôtel National des Invalides. It has taken us three visits to Paris to finally go there.
As a first visit, we were there for only four hours. Of course we will go there again. We hired audio-guide headphones and they were a big help.
Housed in l'Hôtel des Invalides is the Musée d'Armée which has one of the largest collections of arms, armour and displays on the military history in the world.
The museum ticket also included entry to the Musée des Plans-Reliefs (scale models of fortified sites of towns and the surrounding countryside), the Historial Charles de Gaulle ( an audiovisual centre about his career), the Musée d'Ordre de la Liberation and Napoleon's Tomb.
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| North Entrance from le Métro Invalides |
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| Statue of Napoleon 1 |
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| A Mortar - fired incendiary bombs |
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| there's more than 60 cannons on display |
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| Dôme Church Ceiling |
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| Tombeau de Napoléon 1er (Tomb of Napoleon 1) |
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| Armour of Francis 1 and horse barding |
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| South Entrance Église du Dôme |
By the time we finished walking around Les Invalides we were exhausted and had lunch at an Italian restaurant La Romantica Caffé 96 boulevard de la Tour Mauborg 75007 Paris. 72euros 3 course business lunch. Excellent food and service.
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