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Les Invalides
is a complex of buildings in the
7th arrondissement
of
Paris
, France, containing museums and monuments relating to the
military history of France
, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for
war veterans
. The buildings house the
Musée de l'Armée
, the
Musée des Plans-Reliefs
, and the
Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine
. It is also home to the
Dôme des Invalides
, a large church where some of France's war heroes, including
Napoleon Bonaparte
, are buried.
Photograph:
DXR
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