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INVALIDES AND EIFFEL
TOWER QUARTER

On the Left Bank of the Seine, this quarter Hôtel des Invalides, with its stunning golden
in the 7th arrondissement is full of splendid dome, a major landmark. Built as a military
government buildings: members of hospital and home for French war veterans,
Parliament make laws in the Assemblée it now houses Napoleon’s tomb and several
Nationale Palais-Bourbon, modelled on the military history museums. But the reason
Grand Trianon de Versailles, while the Prime most people visit the area is to ascend the
Minister lives in the elegant Hôtel Matignon. Eiffel Tower, which also provides a spectacular
The government theme continues with the light show every night.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Buildings and Streets Church and Temples Restaurants see pp302–3
6 Hôtel des Invalides 1 Dôme des Invalides pp188–9 1 L’Affable
8 Hôtel Matignon 2 St-Louis-des-Invalides 2 L’Affriolé
9 Le Bon Marché q Sainte-Clotilde 3 L’Ami Jean
w Assemblée Nationale Modern Architecture 4 L’Arpège
Palais-Bourbon 5 La Billebaude
e Rue Cler p UNESCO 6 Au Bon Accueil
y Champ-de-Mars Monuments and Fountains 7 Café Constant
i No. 29 Avenue Rapp u Eiffel Tower pp196–7 8 Les Cocottes de Christian
o Ecole Militaire Museums and Galleries Constant
3 Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération 9 Coutume
10 David Toutain
4 Musée de l’Armée 11 Le Florimond
5 Musée des Plans-Reliefs 12 La Fontaine de Mars
7 Musée Rodin 13 Le Jules Verne
0 Musée Maillol 14 Pasco
r Musée des Egouts 15 Au Petit Sud Ouest
t Musée du quai Branly pp194–5 16 Le Troquet
17 La Villa Corse
See also Street Finder
maps 10, 11
S e i n e Invalides Pont des Pont Alexandre III Pont de la Concorde
Pont de
L’Alma
Q U A I B R A N L Y Pont de Q UAI D ’O RSA Y M. GALLIENI QUAI D’ORSAY
Invalides
Debilly
Passerelle
l'Alma
Tour
Eiffel RAPP R U E D E L ’ U N I V E R S I T E Invalides Assemblée
Port de la R DE L’UNIVERSITE A V E N U E BLVD DE LA TOUR MAUBOURG INVALIDES Nationale BLVD
Bourdonnais R U E S A I N T D O M I N I Q U E
QUAI BRANLY ALLEE P. DESCHANEL R U E La Tour AVE BOURGOGNE LAS CASES GERMAIN
Pont d’Iéna
Pont AVENUE RUE SAINT DOMINIQUE DU SAINT
d'Iéna RUE Solférino
Maubourg
DE
AVENUE
Champ de Mars - AVENUE R U E D E G R E N E L L E I N V A L I D E S Varenne BELLECHASSE Rue du
C L E R
Bac
Tour Eiffel BOUVARD R U E RUE R UE D E G R ENE LL E
B O S Q U E T
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R DUVIVIER
J PIERRE AVE EMILE DESCHANEL AVE DE LA MOTTE PICQUET RUE
AVE CHARLES RISLER FRANCE Militaire AVE DUQUESNE B O U L E V A R D RUE BARBET DE JOUY D E RUE VANEAU V A R E N N E BAC DU BOULEVARD RASPAIL
AVENUE
AVE D E S
AVENUE DE LA BOURDONNAIS
ANATOLE
A V E N U E
D E
AVENUE DE TOURVILLE
Ecole
CHARLES
LOTI
Sèvres
AVENUE DE LOWENDAL D E S E G U R R U E D E B A B Y L O N E RUE Babylone
S U F F R E N
FLOQUET
A V E N U E 0 metres 500
300m
AVE DE SUFFREN
400m 0 yards 500
The Eiffel Tower in the Champs-de-Mars For keys to symbols see back flap
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