Paris . n was called theTemple of Mars, it was enormous. On the terrace in front of the building are a number ofcannon, trophies taken in different campaigns. Standingbefore the hotel is a statue of Prince Eugfene. On eitherside of the entrance are statues of Mars and Minerva byCoustou jeune. In the tympanum of the semicircle overthe centre of the fagade is Louis XIV. on horseback, withthe inscription : Ludovicus magnus, militibus regali muni-ficentia in perpetuum providens, has aedes posuit, an. the fa9ade is a vast courtyard surrounded by opencorridors lined with frescoes of the
Paris . n was called theTemple of Mars, it was enormous. On the terrace in front of the building are a number ofcannon, trophies taken in different campaigns. Standingbefore the hotel is a statue of Prince Eugfene. On eitherside of the entrance are statues of Mars and Minerva byCoustou jeune. In the tympanum of the semicircle overthe centre of the fagade is Louis XIV. on horseback, withthe inscription : Ludovicus magnus, militibus regali muni-ficentia in perpetuum providens, has aedes posuit, an. the fa9ade is a vast courtyard surrounded by opencorridors lined with frescoes of the history of France : those HdTEL DES INVALIDES 439 of the early history on the left, by JBenidici Masson, 1865,have much interest. In the centre of the fagade oppositethe entrance is a statue of Napoleon I. Beneath this is theapproach to the Church of S. Louis, built 1671-79, from de:-signs of Liberal Bruant, and in which many banners of victorygive an effect of colour to an otherwise colourless TOMBEAU NAPOLEON. II y a Ik des drapeaux enleves aux legions de toute IEuropedurant la revolution et Iempire. En 1814, Iss allies courarent \ cetemple de la gloire pour ressaisir les gages de leurs longues et nom-breuses dcfaites; mais les vieux guerriers que Napoleon en avaitrendus gardiens, surent les soustraire a cette recherche. Si nous nepouvons comerver ces bannieres, avaient dit les invalides, nous lesbrulerons et en avalerons les cendres. -^Touchard-Lafosse, Hist, deParis. Against the walls are monuments to marshals orgovernors of the Invalides—the Due de Coigny, Due de 440 • . PARIS Conegliano (Moncey), Due de Reggio (Oudinot), MarshalJourdan, Due de Malakoff (Pdlissier), &e. The Tombeau Napoleon, under the magnificent dome ofthe Invalides, which was added to the original church byJules Hardouin Mansart, and is treated as a separate build-ing, is entered from the Place Vauban at the back, or by theleft cloister and a court beyond. It is only open to thepubhc on Mo
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