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6 Glass Gallery
Access to the glass-topped crypt VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
containing Napoleon’s tomb is Practical Information
by the curved stairs in front of 6 Blvd des Invalides, Esplanade des
the altar. The glass partition Invalides. Map 11 A4. Tel 08 10 11
behind the altar separates the 33 99. Hôtel National des Invalides:
Dôme from the older Invalides Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm daily
chapel beyond. (Jul & Aug: to 7pm; Apr–Sep: to
9pm Tue); Nov–Mar: 10am–5pm
daily. Closed 1st Mon of month, 1
Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec. & 7 limited
(01 47 05 36 47). 8 groups. -
= ∑ musee-armee.fr
Transport
q La Tour-Maubourg, Varenne.
@ 28, 63, 69, 80, 82, 83, 87, 92, 93
to Les Invalides. W Invalides. x
Tour Eiffel. h Rue de Constan tine.

5 St Jérôme’s Chapel
Passing across the centre of the church,
the side chapel to the left of the main
entrance contains the tomb of Napoleon’s
younger brother, Jérôme, King of
Westphalia, presenting his sword to Christ.

Stairs to crypt

4 Dôme Ceiling
Looking upwards, Charles de
la Fosse’s circular painting
(1692) on the ceiling shows the
Glory of Paradise, with Saint Louis
presenting his sword to Christ.

Napoleon’s Return
King Louis-Philippe decided to bring the Emperor
Napoleon’s body back from St Helena (see pp34–5) as a
gesture of reconciliation to the Republican and Bonapartist
parties contesting his regime. The Dôme des Invalides, with
its historical and military
associations, was an
obvious choice for
Napoleon’s final resting
place. His body was
encased in six coffins and
finally placed in the crypt in
1861, in the culmination of
a grand ceremony which
was attended by
Napoleon III.
3 Tomb of Marshal Foch
Ferdinand Foch’s imposing bronze tomb
was built by Paul Landowski in 1937.

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