Topped by its gilded dome - a glorious sight when illuminated after dusk - the Hôtel des Invalides was (and in part still is) a hospital. Commissioned by Louis XIV for wounded...
Esplanade des InvalidesHoused in the royal convent designed by Mansart, next door to a military hospital, this museum traces the history of military medicine via replicas of field hospitals and...
Val de GrâceSail your family back in time through 400 years of French naval history. Highlights include the Océan, a 19th-century sailing vessel equipped with an impressive 120 cannons; a...
Palais de ChaillotFrench naval history is outlined in detailed models of battleships and Vernet's series of paintings of French ports (1754-65). Other highlights include the Océan, a...
Palais de Chaillot