The Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the 7th arrondissement of Paris which serves as the seat of the bishop to the members of the French armed forces. It is loca
The cathedral is to the left, behind the dome church
The window behind the altar looks into chapel of the dome
Nave of the cathedral, with captured flags
Pulpit of the cathedral
Libéral Bruant
Videos
Libéral Bruant was a French architect best known as the designer of the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. Bruant was the most notable member in a family that produced a long series of architects active fr
Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, Paris
…French army in various wars and conflicts over its history. The church was built beginning in 1676 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, following a concept of Liberal Bruant, the architect of the larger Invalides project. It was opened to soldiers beginning in 1679. The clock tower adjoining the church was intended to call…
Statue of Libéral Bruant at the Louvre