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Les Invalides<br> Sightseeing in Paris picture - A view from the Eiffel Tower of Les Invalides, the hospital for wounded war veterans begun by King Louis XIV in 1670. Over the past two centuries, it has become the burial place of many French military leaders and heroes, including Napoleon Bonaparte. The dome of Les Invalides is modeled after the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City.
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A view from the Eiffel Tower of Les Invalides, the hospital for wounded war veterans begun by King Louis XIV in 1670. Over the past two centuries, it has become the burial place of many French military leaders and heroes, including Napoleon Bonaparte. The dome of Les Invalides is modeled after the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City.
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