Hôtel des Invalides

[ oh-tel dey zan-va-leed ]

noun

1. a military hospital built in Paris in the 17th and 18th centuries by Libéral Bruant and J. H. Mansart: famous for its chapel dome, the tomb of Napoleon, and as a military museum.

Example Sentences

The palace of the Tuileries was enlarged, the Hotel des Invalides, a foundling hospital, and several bridges were built.

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I'll found an asylum for decayed authors of merit—a sort of literary 'Hotel des Invalides.'

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Arms were obtained from the old pensioners at the Hotel des Invalides.

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The Hotel des Invalides, is the largest building in Paris, if not in the world.

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Several journals have spoken of the entry into the Hotel des Invalides of a soldier, stated to be 126 years of age.

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