Retour des cendres
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The retour des cendres was the return of the mortal remains of Napoleon I of France from the island of Saint Helena to France and the burial in Hôtel des Invalides in Paris in 1840, on the initiative
Napoleon's tomb at Les Invalides
Napoleon's Tomb by Horace Vernet, 1821
François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville
Opening of Napoleon's casket, Valley of the Tomb, 14 October 1840
Les Invalides
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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
Retour des cendres
…remains, as he was not cremated) was the return of the mortal remains of Napoleon I of France from the island of Saint Helena to France and the burial in Hôtel des Invalides in Paris in 1840, on the initiative of Prime Minister Adolphe Thiers and King Louis Philippe I. After his defeat in the War of the Sixth Coalition in…
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