INVALIDES, HÔTEL DES

ōtĕlˈ dāzăNvälēdˈ, celebrated landmark of Paris, France, built (1671–76) by Libéral Bruant as a hospital for disabled veterans. One of the most imposing examples of French classical architecture, it now houses a military museum. It faces the vast Esplanade des Invalides. Behind it, in the court of honor, is the church and Dôme des Invalides (1679–1706), the masterpiece of J. H. Mansart. Under the huge, yet seemingly weightless, dome are the tombs of Vauban, Turenne, Foch, and others. The remains of Napoleon I, brought (1840) in great pomp from St. Helena, were transferred there on completion of the crypt in 1861.

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France and America in the Revolutionary Era: The Life of Jacques-Donatien Leray de Chaumont, 1725-1803
Book by Thomas J. Schaeper; Berghahn Books, 1995
Subjects: Businesspeople--France--Biography, Chaumont, Jacques-Donatien Leray De--1725-1803, France--Foreign Relations--United States, United States--Foreign Relations--1775-1783, United States--Foreign Relations--France, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French
...Royal Court -- The Hotel des Invalides -- Silas Deane in...The Hotel de Valentinois...Archives du ministere des affaires etrangeres...rue Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in the...he purchased the Hotel de Valentinois...
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War, Revolution, and the Bureaucratic State: Politics and Army Administration in France, 1791-1799
Book by Howard G. Brown; Clarendon Press, 1995
Subjects: Civil-military relations--France--History--18th century, France--Armee--Management, France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Influence, Organizational change--France--History--18th century, Public administration--France--History
...Niv. Nivose pl. plaquette P.-v. . . . Anciens Proces-verbaux des seances du Conseil des Anciens P.-v. . . . Cinq-cents Proces-verbaux des seances du Conseil des Cinq-cents P.-v. . . . Convention Proces-verbaux des...
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Letters of a Russian Traveler, 1789-1790: An Account of a Young Russian Gentleman's Tour through Germany, Switzerland, France, and England
Book by N. M. Karamzin; Columbia Universty Press, 1957
Subjects: Europe--Description And Travel--18th Century
...has all been quite sad. Farewell! Riga, May 31, 1789 Yesterday, my dearest friends, I arrived at Riga and put up at the Hotel de Petersbourg. The road exhausted me. My dejec tion, whose cause you well know, was not enough. In addition I had to travel...
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Journey to France and Spain, 1801
Book by Victor Marie Du Pont, Charles W. David; Kennikat Press, 1972
Subjects: France--Social Life And Customs--1789-1815, Spain--Description And Travel
...houses. I went at the Hotel des Etrangers where I...president of the Cour des Comptes and to continue...I moved to the Hotel de Paris, rue de Richelieu...Dictionniaire des conventionnels...the Foreign Affairss hotel. 53 a long gallery...
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The Revolutionary Period in Europe (1763-1815)
Book by Henry Eldridge Bourne; The Century Co., 1914
Subjects: Europe--History--1789-1815
...researches of M. Loutchisky. See his Letat des classes agricoles en France a la veille...institutions and later royal agencies. At the Hotel de Ville sat the provost of the merchants...Reflections sur la formation et la distribution des richesses", which is regarded as a forerunner...
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The Salon Des Arts Ménagers, 1923-1983: A French Effort to Instil the Virtues of Home and the Norms of Good Taste
Journal article by Martine Segalen; Journal of Design History, Vol. 7, 1994
Subjects: Design--History
...housing development (1938), for hotel bedrooms (1939), and for the...framework were shown on the Invalides; in 1956 an all-plastic house...modern life. In 1934 the Union des artistes modernes participated...the CNIT ( Centre national des industries et des techniques...
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St. Peter's in the Vatican
Journal article by Meredith J. Gill; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 59, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, St. Peter's in the Vatican (Book)--Book reviews
...takes us on an enthralling journey, beginning with the recapitulations of Pietto da Cortonas S. Luca e Martina, the Hotel des Invalides, and Wrens St. Pauls. By the time we arrive at Etienne-Louis Boullees "Metropolitan Church" project (ca. 1781-82...
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The Market of Honors: On the Bicentenary of the Legion of Honor
Journal article by Olivier Ihl; French Politics, Culture and Society, Vol. 24, 2006
Subjects: Bureaucracy, Cultural studies, Decorations of honor--History, Decorations of honor--International aspects, France--History, France--Political aspects
...October at the abbey of Notre Dame des Dombes (named chevalier in the...inauguration of an exhibition at the Hotel de Ville and the awarding of...the Order at his tomb in the Invalides. The president of the republic...head of the Conseil National des Programmes, a writer and psychoanalyst...
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Paris through Enemy Eyes: The Wehrmacht in Paris 1940-1944
Journal article by Melanie Gordon Krob; Journal of European Studies, Vol. 31, 2001
Subjects: France, Military occupation--Social aspects, Paris, France--Portrayals, Soldiers--Records and correspondence, War--France, Wars--France, World War II, 1939-1945
...im Geist, durch Qualm und glut des Weltkriegs hindurch, die neue...to obtain rooms at the Grand Hotel, (8.) Tank, 106-7: It is difficult...who moved down the Boulevard des Italiens, the Boulevard de Montmartre...Brasserie Lorraine, the Place des Ternes, or on the Rue Mouffetard...
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Creating a Tourist's Paradise: The Marshall Plan and France, 1948 to 1952
Journal article by Brian A. Mckenzie; French Politics, Culture and Society, Vol. 21, 2003
Subjects: Tourism--Analysis
...at the Gare Saint-Lazare, lAerogare des Invalides, and on the Champs-Elysees. (60) Young...efforts with the Comite Catholique des Amities francaises a letranger. It...also went to a cafe in St. Germain-des-Pres where French intellectuals debated...
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Home from the Wars: Stephen Brumwell Discusses Attitudes towards Veterans in Mid-Georgian Britain, and the Provisions Made for Them
Magazine article by Stephen Brumwell; History Today, Vol. 52, March 2002
Subjects: George III, King of England--Social policy, Social policy--Military aspects, Soldiers--Civil status, United Kingdom--History, Veterans--Social aspects
...these institutions took their inspiration from the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, which was founded to house soldiers wounded in the service of Louis XIV. But while the Invalides could shelter 3,000 veterans, and double that number...
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The Revolutionary Event of Vatican II
Magazine article by Andrew M. Greeley; Commonweal, Vol. 125, September 11, 1998
Subjects: Catholic Church--Doctrines, Theology, Doctrinal--Analysis, Vatican Council, 1962-1965--Analysis
...Mobs ransacked the city. On the morning of July 14, representatives of this government and a mob went to the Hotel des Invalides to demand the arms that were stored there so that they could create a militia to defend the city against a possible...
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Round & About: July 2009
Magazine article; History Today, Vol. 59, July 2009
Subjects: Art exhibitions, Art--Exhibitions, Education conferences
...September 21st Musee de lArmee represent of a military Hotel national des Invalides (18th century 129 rue de Grenelle 75007 Paris, France www.invalides.org Telephone:00 33 8 10 11 33 99 An exhibition...


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Weekender: Travel: Setting the Seine; JILLY BEATTIE FALLS FOR PARIS IN THE SPRINGTIME Romance Is in the Air on Parisienne Walkways
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 4, 2005
...of tourists who return to the hotel again and again. And it has that...Milo and Mona Lisa. St-Germain-des-Pres: The oldest church in Paris...symbol of the French capital. Les Invalides: The Hotel des Invalides was originally built by Louis...
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Soldiers Still Marching, If Slowly
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 3, 2002
...being the purpose of the Royal Hospital when King Charles II founded it in 1682, after the model of Louis XIVs Hotel des Invalides in Paris. The ninth in-pensioner is Archibald Harrington of the Queens Royal Regiment and Royal Artillery. Commissioned...
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A Weekend Affair to Remember
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 3, 1996
...the Esplanade des Invalides, where old...stroll from the hotel. Here you can...distance of the hotel. As you approach...the Aerogare des Invalides, approached...STAYING THERE: Hotel Bourgogne et...Francoise, Aerogare des Invalides - tel 47 05...
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Ice Cold in Paris; Paris Is at Its Coolest in the Cold. the Lights Are Twinkling, the Martinis Are Chilling and the Shops Are Buzzing. Lydia Slater Takes Her Daughter and Sister on a Glamorous Girls' Weekend - but Who Ate All the Pastries?
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 6, 2006
Subjects: Hotels and motels, Restaurants
...about 3pm, the Galerie des Gobelins, the hotels chandeliered...asleep, watched over by a hotel babysitter, we put on...Le Divellec, near Les Invalides (00 33 1 45 51 91 96...products. THE FOOD The hotel has four restaurants...rink); and the Galerie des Gobelins for tea, costly...
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Tackling the City of Light Is Child's Play; Paris Might Be for Lovers, but Clive Aslet Discovers That It Is Also Ideal for Young Families
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 18, 2007
...with bonbons. Since the hotel has a two-star Michelin...Musee de lArmee in Les Invalides would be worth seeing...in the Bristols Paris des Enfants guide. This time...from pounds sterling59. Hotel Bristol (020 7235 3245...brunch at Le Crillon. This hotel occupies one of the neo-Classical...
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encyclopedia articles on: Invalides HOtel Des  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Invalides, HÔtel Des
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
INVALIDES, HOTEL DES otel dazaNvaled , celebrated landmark...museum. It faces the vast Esplanade des Invalides. Behind it, in the court of honor, is the church and Dome des Invalides (1679 1706), the masterpiece of J...
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Mansart, Jules Hardouin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...splendid achievement; it was added as a second church to the one constructed by Bruant and brought the scheme of the Hotel des Invalides to completion. Much of Mansarts work was executed in the massive Roman baroque style, but some of his designs...
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Lafosse, Charles De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...A major achievement is his fresco of St. Louis Presenting His Sword to Christ (1700 1702) for the dome of the Hotel des Invalides, Paris. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia...
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Paris , City, France
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Deputies, the Quai dOrsay , and the Hotel des Invalides , is the governmental and to a large...and artists (the celebrated Cafe des Deux Magots and Cafe de Flore are...was completed in 1977. The Forum des Halles, a partially underground...


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