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    The Hôtel des Invalides (French pronunciation: [o.tɛl dez ɛ̃valid]; lit. 'House of the Invalids'), commonly called Les Invalides (French pronunciation:...
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    The Pont des Invalides (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ dez‿ɛ̃valid]) is the lowest bridge traversing the Seine in Paris. The story of this bridge started...
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    The Latin Quarter of Paris (French: Quartier latin, IPA: [kaʁtje latɛ̃]) is an urban university campus in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris...
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  • Caves de Réserves des Magasins Fauchon" (Grand Reserve Cellars of the Fauchon Shops) on rue de la Comète, within the quartier des Invalides. In the process...
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    museum of France located at Les Invalides in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is served by Paris Métro stations Invalides, Varenne and La Tour-Maubourg...
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    of the Esplanade des Invalides near the intersection of Rue de Constantine and Rue de l'Université. Street-level entrance at Invalides MF 77 rolling stock...
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    Eiffel Tower St. Louis Chapel of the Hôtel des Invalides view from avenue de Breteuil Inside Hôtel des Invalides's Chapel View of rue de Solférino from the...
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    Concorde Pont des Invalides Salle Gaveau The Scots Kirk (l'Église écossaise de Paris) Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Quartier des Champs-Élysées Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule...
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    The Avenue des Champs-Élysées (UK: /ˌʃɒ̃z eɪˈliːzeɪ, ɛ-/, US: /ʃɒ̃z ˌeɪliˈzeɪ/; French: [av(ə)ny de ʃɑ̃z‿elize] ) is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement...
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  • Aérogare des Invalides to its current location. The Aérogare des Invalides in the 7th arrondissement of Paris houses the Agence Air France Invalides and the...
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    Grand Palais. Its ionic columns, grand porch, and dome echo those of the Invalides across the river. The tympanum depicting the city of Paris surrounded...
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    line 8 of the Paris Métro. It is located to the northwest of Hôtel des Invalides in the 7th arrondissement. It is named after the Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg...
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    The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (French pronunciation: [teɑtʁ de ʃɑ̃z‿elize]) is an entertainment venue standing at 15 avenue Montaigne in Paris. It is...
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    The Musée des Plans-Reliefs (French pronunciation: [myze de plɑ̃ ʁəljɛf]) is a museum of military models located within the Hôtel des Invalides in the 7th...
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    LCCN 96206674. OL 610571M. Launet, Edouard (2 November 2009). "Pas de quartier pour les éditeurs". Libération (in French). Paris. ISSN 0335-1793. Archived...
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    To the north, quartier Grenelle was originally a village of the same name. Grenelle plain extended from the current Hôtel des Invalides to the suburb...
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    the Quartier des Célestins, Paris, built in 1895–1901, designed by the renowned French architect Jacques Hermant. Headquartered in the Quartier des Célestins...
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    Beatrice Lamoitier, L'essor des fontaines monumentales, in Paris et ses fontaines, pg. 173. Beatrice Lamoitier, L'essor des fontaines monumentales, in...
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    The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ palɛ de ʃɑ̃z‿elize]; English: Great Palace of the Champs-Élysées), commonly known as...
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    Arc de Triomphe (category Monuments of the Centre des monuments nationaux)
    from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2021. Hôtel des Invalides website Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. "History of the...
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    48°52′29″N 2°18′08″E / 48.87472°N 2.30222°E / 48.87472; 2.30222 The quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule or 30th quarter of Paris is a 79.7-hectare (197-acre)...
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    Roger Grand (category Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres)
    1874 and died in Paris on 26 May 1962. A graduate of the École nationale des chartes, he earned the title of archivist paleographer with a thesis titled...
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    districts, such as Montmartre and Les Invalides, did not have any access to drinking water at all. The Compagnie des eaux de Paris was founded in 1778 under...
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    2024. In 1649, as part of his plan for the construction of the Hôtel des Invalides, Louis XIV decided to restore the old "Chemin du Bois de la Garenne...
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    (and those in Quebec), such as the Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune. The Hôtel des Invalides in Paris retains its early sense of a hospital for war wounded. Hôtel...
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    Pont des Invalides Taipei Representative Office in France Paris Métro stations Assemblée Nationale Champ de Mars Duroc École Militaire Invalides La Tour-Maubourg...
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    arrondissement of Paris, on the Left Bank near the Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, and the Seine. The university's language of instruction is English, although...
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    Saint-Germain-des-Prés urban district. In 1670, Louis XIV began to build a grandiose hospital and retirement home for aged and unwell soldiers: the Invalides. The...
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    central three-storey section, and two single-floor wings: the Appartement des Bains to the right, and the Petit Appartement (private apartments) to the...
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    Miromesnil station to the north and Invalides station to the south. The stations platforms and access tunnels lie beneath Avenue des Champs-Élysées and Place Clemenceau...
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