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| The massive tomb of Napoleon in the domed church |
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| Tomb of Marchal Foch in the domed church |
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| Armour of Henri IV |
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| Electronic table display of Austerlitz |
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| Davout |
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| Eugene |
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| Siege of Paris 1870 |
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| St Louis Cathedral with some unusual trophy standards |
Sunday, August 23, 2015
LES INVALIDES PARIS
My wife and I went to Paris this week to celebrate our anniversary and we included a trip to Les Invalides. At the Musee de L'Armee we visited the pre WWI sections - I will get to the 20th century sections on our next trip. Here are a few photos from our visit
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Very nice.
ReplyDeleteNice trip Bill, been there, seen that, done that, didn't bother with the T-shirt.
ReplyDeleteDid they still have signs in the Musee de L'Armee saying 'France invaded Normandy in 1944 with some help from the Allies and then liberated all of France'?
Missed that Jim but did not get to the WWII or De Gaulle sections.
DeleteIs the FT17 Tank still parked indoors under the main stairs of the entrance?
ReplyDeleteI saw one under the arcade in a corner of the Court of Honour
DeleteEnjoyed my trip around the museum the other week too. I was interested to note that, according to the French, the Great War started in 1871 (on the banners leading up to the gallery).
ReplyDeleteYup, I saw that too.
DeleteDid you spot that the French invented the tank in 1914?
Great photos Bill, I went there a few years ago, what a fantastic place it is.
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