Description
A Les Invalides guided tour takes you into a landmark that has shaped French military and political history for over three hundred years. Louis XIV had it built in 1670 as a home for wounded soldiers, and today it holds the Musée de l'Armée and the golden Dôme des Invalides, visible across the Paris skyline.
A qualified guide leads you through the site with skip-the-line entry to the museum and every entrance already covered. The collections stretch over 500 years of French history, and the guide connects the pieces into one story.
- Medieval knights and royal artillery
- The campaigns Napoleon fought across Europe
- World War I and its trenches
- The 1944 Liberation of Paris
The visit includes Napoleon's Tomb, resting beneath the gilded dome of this Baroque masterpiece, whose roof carries 12 kilograms of gold leaf. It is one of the most visited monuments in France.
Pick the version that fits your interests and the time you have, from about an hour and three quarters to two hours. The tour is offered in English and in French, and it appeals equally to those drawn by the Napoleon legend, by the architecture of the dome or by the military collections.