{"id":1433,"date":"2025-06-19T16:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/?p=1433"},"modified":"2025-06-19T16:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:07:08","slug":"les-invalides-un-joyau-historique-au-coeur-de-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/les-invalides-un-joyau-historique-au-coeur-de-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Invalides: a historic jewel in the heart of Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Located in the 7\u1d49 arrondissement of Paris, the H\u00f4tel des Invalides is an impressive architectural ensemble, both majestic and steeped in history. Built at the request of Louis XIV in 1670, its purpose was to house and care for wounded or elderly soldiers who had served France. <\/p>\n<p>Today, this emblematic monument is home to several museums and memorial sites, including the Mus\u00e9e de l&#8217;Arm\u00e9e, the Mus\u00e9e des Plans-Reliefs and the Mus\u00e9e de l&#8217;Ordre de la Lib\u00e9ration. The most famous is undoubtedly the D\u00f4me des Invalides, recognizable by its gilded roof, which has housed Napoleon Bonaparte&#8217;s tomb since 1840. <\/p>\n<p>Visitors can admire an exceptional collection of weapons, uniforms, paintings and military memorabilia spanning several centuries of history, from the Middle Ages to the Second World War.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a history buff, architecture enthusiast or simply curious, a visit to Les Invalides is a fascinating journey through time.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Address: 129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd70\ufe0f Opening hours: daily, 10am-6pm (closes at 5pm from October to March)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Full price: approx. \u20ac15 (free for under-18s and EU residents under 26)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located in the 7\u1d49 arrondissement of Paris, the H\u00f4tel des Invalides is an impressive architectural ensemble, both majestic and steeped in history. Built at the request of Louis XIV in 1670, its purpose was to house and care for wounded or elderly soldiers who had served France. Today, this emblematic monument is home to several [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18,17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1433"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1440,"href":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1433\/revisions\/1440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephanieinparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}