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L'hôtel des Invalides

Paris / France

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Denise J T Lee18-May-2025 18:39
Le Dôme des Invalides a été témoin de nombreux changements dans l'histoire de France. À l'époque de Louis XIV, le Dôme accueillait la messe royale. Pendant la Révolution française, il devint un Temple de Mars, lieu de culte de l'idéologie révolutionnaire. Plus tard, sous Napoléon, un panthéon militaire. Et pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il servit de refuge secret aux pilotes britanniques. ~VVV~

The Dome at Les Invalides has witnessed many changes in the French History. In Louis XIV's time, the Dome was the venue for royal Mass. During the French Revolution, it became a Temple of Mars, serving as a place of worship for the revolutionary ideology. Later under Napoleon, a military pantheon. And during WWII, it was a secret refuge for the British pilots. ~VVV~
joseantonio18-May-2025 18:21
what a lovely framing for the dome.V
Blandine Mangin18-May-2025 18:10
superbe compo ! v