19 years after
his death, Napol
éon's
remains were
interred here, in
Invalides.


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Back out in the courtyard,
overlooking the area,
is a statue of
Napol
éon.

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Also in Invalides, is the Musée
de l'Armée; a large military
museum located on both
sides of the cour d'honneur.
It covers military history
from the Stone Age to the
second World War.


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Here is a "Char Renault
FT 17"

It weighed 7,000 kilograms,
could travel at 7.5 km/h,
and had a 22 mm canon.

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Dating back a bit farther,
we have a traditional canon.


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A small mobile armaments
such as these protected
soldiers in the WWI era.

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Hmm.... there seems to be
a large painting everyone
is looking at; though we see
it here from the rear.

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I humbly request from
anyone that knows the
situation ...


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... in this painting to
email me. I presume it
is Napoléon, but I do not
want to guess.


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