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masterpiece is without a doubt
one of the greatest examples
of 17th-century French archi-
tec ture, the period known as
the grand siècle. After Louis
XIV’s death, plans to bury the
royal family in the church
were abandoned.
The main attraction is the
tomb of Napoleon; 20 years
after his death on the island
of St Helena, his body was
returned to France and then
installed in this grand crypt,
encased in six coffins in a vast
red porphyry sarcophagus.

DRINK

Here are five of
the best hotel bars
Looking down across the where you can enjoy a
Palais Chaillot from the Eiffel decadent sundowner
Tower viewing platform (or two) around
the spectacular
Champs-Elysées.
The Fauves and Cubists are d’Iéna. Cinéaqua, the high-
well-rep resented here among tech aquarium here, has over Le Bar at the Four
the 10,000 works. Two of the 25 sharks and a petting pool Seasons Hotel
museum’s highlights include for children.  B2 ⌂ 31 av
Raoul Dufy’s gigantic mural, George V 75008
The Electricity Fairy (created ∑ four seasons.com
for the 1937 World Fair), and
Matisse’s The Dance (1931–3). 12 " '- = Bar de l’Hôtel
There is also a collec tion of Eglise du Dôme Belmont
Art Deco furniture.  B2 ⌂ 30 rue de
 D4–5 ⌂ Hôtel des Bassano, 75116
Invalides, 129 rue de ∑ belmont-paris
Grenelle, 75007 q La hotel.com
11 " Tour Maubourg, Varenne,
Jardins du Trocadéro Invalides @ 28, 63, 69, Bar Kléber at the
80, 82, 83, 87, 92, 93 Peninsula
 A3 ⌂ 75016 q Trocadéro W Invalides # 10am–6pm  A2 ⌂ 19 av
§ Cinéaqua: 01 40 69 23 23 daily (to 9pm Tue Apr–Jun Kléber 75116
# 24 hrs daily & Sep; to 7pm Jul & Aug) ∑ peninsula.com
¢ 1st Mon of month, 1 Jan,
The centrepiece of these 1 May, 25 Dec ∑ musee-
beautiful gardens is a long armee.fr Le Bar Botaniste at
rectangular ornamental pool, the Shangri-La
bordered by stone and bronze- Jules Hardouin-Mansart was  A3–B3 ⌂ 10 av d’Iéna
gilt statues and sculptures. It is asked in 1676 by Louis XIV 75116 ∑ shangri-la.com
a spec tacular sight at night, to build the Eglise du Dôme
when the foun tains are illumi- to complement the existing Le Bar du Bristol
nated. Among the works are buildings of the Invalides  D2 ⌂ 112 rue
Woman by Daniel Bacqué and military refuge, designed du Faubourg-
Horses and Dog by Georges by Libéral Bruand. The St-Honoré 75008
Lucien Guyot. On either side Dôme was to be reserved ∑ oetkercollection.com
of the pool, the slopes of the for the exclusive use of the
Chaillot hill lead gently down king and as the location of
to the Seine and the Pont royal tombs. The resulting
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