This church is formerly a Royal Chapel was built by Louis XIV in 1677. Napoleon turned it into a military pantheon for France's great warriors.
In 1840, King Louis-Philippe brought Napoleon's remains from St Helena and buried them here.
Tomb of Napoleon
Napoleon's Tomb beneath the dome
Tomb of Joseph Bonaparte
(Napoleon's brother)
Tomb of Vauban
(a Marshal of France)
(A Marshal is a military honour, not rank)
Tomb of Turenne
(also a Marshal of France)
A model of Dome Church
Tomb of Lyautey
(Another Marshal of France)
Tomb of Foch
(another Marshal of France)
Tomb of Napoleon II
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