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| TITLE | Dome des Invalides |
| ARCHITECT/BUILDER | J.H. Mansart (Hardouin-Mansaart) |
| NATION | France
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| SITE | Hotel des Invalides; Southern extremity of the chapel of Saint-Louis |
| CITY | Paris |
| STATE or REGION | Île-de-France, Département de Ville de Paris
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| CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION | 1681-1708 |
| OBJECT/BUILDING NAME | Dome des Invalides; Dome church |
| TYPE | Church, Royal chapel, Tomb |
| STYLE | Doric and Corinthian columns, Classical elements, Jesuit (jésuite) |
| OTHER TERMS | Tomb des Invalides; Dome Church; Church of Saint Louis |
| NOTES | Dome is 351 feet tall; Exclusively used for royal family; Napoleon I is entombed here. |
| DIGITAL COLLECTION | Cities and Buildings Database |
| SLIDE NUMBER | cbd81 |
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| DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH | Illustration, 1872 |
| SOURCE | The Diamond Guide For The Stranger in Paris, 1872. (Owner, Larry Sommers) |
| COPYRIGHT HOLDER | Cities and Buildings Database, University of Washington |
