What is Les Invalides?
[[File:Dôme des Invalides, Paris 15 May 2014.jpg|thumb|Les Invalides]] [[File:Hôtel des Invalides - 20150801 16h09 (10630).jpg|thumbnail]] '''Les Invalides''' is a landmark in [[Paris]], France. It was built between 1670 and 1676 as a place for retirement of French war veterans. It consists of several buildings. It was also used as a burial place for French marshals and generals. Les Invalides is best known for housing the tomb of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. Nowadays, the complex houses the Museum of Arms, the Museum of Contemporary History, and the Museum of Plains-Reliefs. [[File:Hôtel des Invalides, North View, Paris 7e 140402 1.jpg|thumb|left|500px| Hôtel des Invalides]] {{clear}} {{Europe-stub}} {{2024 Summer Olympic Venues}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Paris]]