There will be no Saudi "Olympic village" at Les Invalides this summer, during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Gulf state had asked the French government for permission to set up ...

The Military Governor of Paris and the Mairie du 7e arrondissement are once again teaming up to organize the charity event ...

Topped by its gilded dome, the Hôtel des Invalides was (and in part still is) a hospital. Commissioned by Louis XIV for wounded soldiers, it once housed as many as 6,000 invalids. Designed by ...

Secrets of Les Invalides: Home to war veterans and Napoleon Issued on: 26/08/2016 - 18:07 Modified: 20/11/2016 - 18:20 By: Georges YAZBECK | Joanna COCKERELL | Nadia CHARBIT | Stéphanie CHEVAL ...

A short walk east of the Eiffel Tower is another one of Paris' best-known landmarks: Les Invalides, a series of buildings that now house museums and military monuments.

The couple also spent time with the elderly inhabitants of Les Invalides, including one 101-year-old man who escaped the Nazis three times during the Second World War.

Around 300 wild rabbits live around Les Invalides, according to estimates. "The overpopulation on the site is leading to deteriorating living conditions and health risks," the prefecture said.

Paris police say officers opened fire on a car that rammed the entry at France's Les Invalides monument, stopping the vehicle, before arresting the driver. A gendarmerie officer reportedly fired ...