napoleon-invalides The most famous of France's war heroes, Napoleon has been entombed at Les Invalides in Paris, France, since 1840. A statute of the general is the focal point of a building at Les ...

A mysterious bronze death mask of French Emperor Napoleon offers a macabre glimpse into his death in exile on the remote Atlantic island of St. Helena. The mask was cast from a mold taken shortly ...

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 ...

The remains of Charles-Etienne Gudin have returned to French soil more than 200 years after his death during Napoleon’s disastrous Russia campaign. The repatriation is thanks to an ally of former ...