Secrets of Les Invalides: Home to war veterans and Napoleon

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    This week, we take you behind the scenes of one of Paris' most famous monuments: the Hotel des Invalides. Built a stone's-throw away from the river Seine, this military hospital, necropolis and museum were long associated to the Monarch who commissioned the edifice: King Louis the 14th, of Versailles fame. But after the revolution, the Invalides became synonymous with another French leader: Napoleon Bonaparte
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Комментарии • 54

  • @Hardrada88
    @Hardrada88 3 года назад +36

    Cannot recommend visiting this place enough. If you like history, especially french military history then do make the trip. I’ve been several times and it’s always been a pleasure.

  • @canadaero
    @canadaero 3 года назад +30

    Wow, France of old really treated their veterans well. This must’ve been an extreme privilege to live in such a grand place having come from poor farmer families as most common soldiers were.

  • @rodgermurphy5721
    @rodgermurphy5721 4 года назад +46

    "That night at the Hôtel des Invalides 71 year old Marshall Sérusier oversaw the burning of over 14,000 flags and standards captured from France's enemies so they would not fall into allied hands " - 1814

    • @derpynerdy6294
      @derpynerdy6294 3 года назад +7

      Including Frederick the greats sword and slash

    • @upstateNYfinest
      @upstateNYfinest 3 года назад +5

      @@derpynerdy6294 that was a damn shame

    • @alessa9464
      @alessa9464 3 года назад +3

      Epic history tv??

  • @Paul1970
    @Paul1970 7 лет назад +45

    We should take care of war veterans as well today as during Louis XIV's reign.

  • @alfredosauce1
    @alfredosauce1 8 лет назад +24

    cool. more content like this please. invalides was my favorite museum in Paris. spent 3 days trying to see it

  • @ferretman6790
    @ferretman6790 2 года назад +7

    As an American, I wish we treat our Veterans like this.

    • @historyrepeat402
      @historyrepeat402 10 месяцев назад

      We do… and they only had this in Paris, not throughout the country

    • @ferretman6790
      @ferretman6790 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@historyrepeat402 we absolutely do not. Have you seen the absolute state of VA Hospitals?

    • @ferretman6790
      @ferretman6790 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@historyrepeat402 we absolutely do not. Have you seen the absolute state of VA Hospitals?

  • @hatred520
    @hatred520 3 года назад +9

    Vive L'Empereur!

  • @stevencharron3866
    @stevencharron3866 Год назад

    She is GORGEOUS!

  • @edwingatongomez7242
    @edwingatongomez7242 2 года назад +1

    I love this channel 👍👍❤️❤️

  • @Max-ii3pj
    @Max-ii3pj 8 лет назад +7

    I like the background music.

    • @morten1975dk
      @morten1975dk 4 года назад

      Mee too where is it from? I know it from somewhere hmm

    • @kevinDMC12
      @kevinDMC12 3 года назад +3

      @@morten1975dk it's from tchaikovsky, 1812 overture

  • @2001lextalionis
    @2001lextalionis 8 лет назад +5

    bravo

  • @williamfulgham2010
    @williamfulgham2010 4 года назад +5

    Napoleon was first sent to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean, but he organized his army again and went on to be defeated at Waterloo. He was then exiled to the UK island in the South Atlantic, isolated from the rest of the World by the name of Saint Helena until he died. The announcer in this video mispronounces the island, like so many others producing documentaries. The Saints, as they ar known on the island of St.. Helena, pronounce their Homeland 'Santa LENA', and not Saint HELL en a.

    • @gringologie9302
      @gringologie9302 4 года назад

      In french santa is saint so "Saint Hell ena" Perfect for us. Thank you.

    • @williamfulgham2010
      @williamfulgham2010 4 года назад

      @@gringologie9302 I guess it's one of those cases where someone can pronounce their name any way they wish, and the saints on the island, ( as they are called ), who are the locals do not pronounce it, Saint HELL, ena.

    • @Impl0ze93
      @Impl0ze93 3 года назад

      @@williamfulgham2010 how do you pronounce Paris ? I'm sure you'll understand !

    • @williamfulgham2010
      @williamfulgham2010 3 года назад

      @@Impl0ze93 I would guess that the pure French pronunciation would be more like, Paree, right?

    • @Impl0ze93
      @Impl0ze93 3 года назад

      @@williamfulgham2010 Exactly yet any anglophone would pronounce the s. And no one would expect the whole world to pronounce it the French way. It's even more true with geography/history like Joan of Arc which we call Jeanne d'Arc.

  • @athulmvarghese2077
    @athulmvarghese2077 2 года назад +3

    Don't makes churches and cathedrals as tourist place 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @gamercarmen3957
    @gamercarmen3957 3 года назад +2

    *I'm still wondering, why is there no photos of the tomb opened*

    • @user-mb3dx5fl9f
      @user-mb3dx5fl9f 3 года назад +5

      Cause the last time it was opened was in 1840. Haha.

    • @a.f.4248
      @a.f.4248 2 года назад +1

      One of the dumbest questions I’ve ever read on YT ...

  • @jeanhawken4482
    @jeanhawken4482 3 года назад

    Brilliant

  • @user-mb3dx5fl9f
    @user-mb3dx5fl9f 3 года назад +2

    Captain Cesar seems extremely nice. Hope he's doing real well now 4 years after the report was made.

  • @morten1975dk
    @morten1975dk 4 года назад +1

    What's the background music? I know it from somewhere !!

  • @upstateNYfinest
    @upstateNYfinest 3 года назад +3

    They need to take better care of that paper @1:30, why tf is he handling it like that. AHHHHHHHHHHH

  • @Granite
    @Granite 3 года назад

    This video has the only footage I can find of the altar at 1:00. It is highly occult just like everything else in the building. Layers on layers of it but I would love to see the symbolism on the alter up close.

    • @a.f.4248
      @a.f.4248 2 года назад

      Altar ? What « altar ». It’s a funeral monument. Known as « Le manteau de porphyre ».nothing to do with an ‘altar’.

    • @Granite
      @Granite 2 года назад

      @@a.f.4248 Thanks.

  • @balayethossainjoy1345
    @balayethossainjoy1345 3 года назад

    I don't know about so I can't comant

  • @ahmadkhatibmursadi
    @ahmadkhatibmursadi 3 года назад +1

    01:00 is that illuminati symbol ?

    • @lanza323
      @lanza323 3 года назад +4

      No, the freemason eyed-triangle have only three rays downwards. That is an eyed-triangle full of resplendor, flushing from the centre, which is a symbol of the Divine Providence

  • @gobrad
    @gobrad 4 года назад

    It’s like as if you are honouring this brute!!

    • @7macfly2
      @7macfly2 4 года назад +36

      go learn history, european coalitions attacked France and Napoleon, not the reverse

    • @gobrad
      @gobrad 4 года назад +1

      But didn’t he impale people??

    • @BlackHawk2b
      @BlackHawk2b 4 года назад +7

      @@gobrad Wtf

    • @maximeperez-raymond3346
      @maximeperez-raymond3346 4 года назад +15

      @@gobrad not him. His lieutenant during egypt campaign, yes. But for his defence, he's act in conformity with the egyptian penal code for punish murderer.

    • @freewal
      @freewal 4 года назад +5

      @@gobrad That was the Mameluk tradition there. THey did it for the murderer of the French Hero, the General Kleber.