Wednesday Rachel and I Metro'd to the Invalides, to do the military museum there and to see Napoleon's tomb. Not that we are big Napoleon fans; Rachel was a history major and read a lot of military history, and so have I.
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| The Tomb, a familiar Paris landmark |
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| Part of the church, part of the large Invalides complex |
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| Inside the church |
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| In the dome |
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| Modeled somewhat on St. Peter's in Rome |
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| Other national heroes; Foch |
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| Lyautey |
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Napoleon's nice porphyry tomb; just like the ones at the
Vatican museum which were thought to have been
Constantine's and his mom's (St. Helen) |
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Now in the museum of the army; Ingres' portrait of Napoleon
as emperor; we basically did Louis XIV to the present,
emphasizing Napoleon and WWI and WWII (next post) |
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Napoleon's horse...a) Trigger, b) Traveler, c) Shadowfax, or
d) Marengo; the correct answer is d) Marengo |
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| Typical (and actual) campaign gear for the emperor |
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French breast-plate from Waterloo; "God favors the larger
armies," Frederick the Great once wryly observed; He also
favors the larger calibers, I observe |
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