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Hôtel des invalides

Creator(s)
architect: main complex by Libéral Bruand (French, 1630-1697), architect: Église de Dôme by Jules Hardouin Mansart (French, 1646-1708)
Time period
Creation date: 1671-1674, Creation date: Église de Dôme, 1676-1679
Location
Site: Paris (France)
Description
aerial view, L'Hôtel national des Invalides is an architectural complex of the seventeenth century; It was created originally as a royal residence for French soldiers and retired military, disabled or elderly, and now it houses several museums and religious facilities as well as various services and agencies to former combatants, 5/28/2010
Work type
Museum, Church, Hospital, Mausoleum, Retirement home
Medium
masonry
Keywords
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Rights
© Alex S. MacLean / Landslides
Access rights
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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