Extending from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea on one side and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean on the other, the country of France is a center for art and culture. Paris, the capital of France is located on the banks of the River Seine, in northern France, and is the most significant of all cities in France. It has crowds overflowing throughout the year due to the gorgeously rich bygone era and the splendid scenic vista of the country. Invalides, Paris is one of the important tourist attractions in Paris and it draws huge number of tourists from different corners of the world.
The city of Paris is a principal European city speaking of rich cultural heritage of France in the various forms of architecture, music and literature. The various tourist attractions in Paris are unquestionably some of the most significant; most discussed and obviously most visited sites on earth. Among them the Invalides, Paris is extremely popular among travelers visiting the city. A hotel erected in the era of King Louis XIV in 1671, built for the wounded and bruised soldiers, to provide them with some restful moments of peace amidst the chaos of war and unrest.
Constructed between 1671 and 1676 by Liberal Bruant, and then by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Robert de Cotte, Les Invalides, Paris has been witness to the most significant event in its history - the return of the corpse of Napoleon in 1840, from St. Helena.
Presently the Invalides, Paris is home to three museums (Army museum, "Plans-Reliefs" museum and Liberation Order museum), Napoleon's first tomb designed in 1843 and the two beautiful churches (the Dome church and Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, Paris church).
Some of the other tourist attractions here are:
- Louvre
- Musee d'Orsay
- Le Musee des Arts Decoratifs
- Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Elysees
- Eiffel Tower
- The Sorbonne and the Latin Quarter
- Pantheon
- Cluny
- Catacombs
- Disneyland Paris
As a part of France Travel Guide, visit to the Invalides of Paris will be extremely rewarding for a tourist who has a passionate knowledge seeker in him/her.
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