The Hôtel des Invalides, commonly called Les Invalides, is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of
View of Les Invalides from the Eiffel Tower
Mansard's original plan for Les Invalides (about 1700)
Louis XIV views the plans of Les Invalides
Visit of Louis XIV to Les Invalides (about 1706). Painting by Pierre-Denis Martin
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
Les Invalides
…Musée de l'Armée (the museum of the Army of France), the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine. The complex also includes the Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, the national cathedral of the French military. It is adjacent to the Royal Chapel known as the Dôme des Invalides, the tallest church building in Paris…
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