Secrets of Les Invalides: Home to war veterans and Napoleon

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    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 were long associated to the Monarch who commissioned the edifice: King Louis the 14th, of Versailles fame. But after the revolution, the Invalides became synonymous with another French leader: Napoleon Bonaparte
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ความคิดเห็น • 54

  • @Hardrada88
    @Hardrada88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Cannot recommend visiting this place enough. If you like history, especially french military history then do make the trip. I’ve been several times and it’s always been a pleasure.

  • @canadaero
    @canadaero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Wow, France of old really treated their veterans well. This must’ve been an extreme privilege to live in such a grand place having come from poor farmer families as most common soldiers were.

  • @rodgermurphy5721
    @rodgermurphy5721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    "That night at the Hôtel des Invalides 71 year old Marshall Sérusier oversaw the burning of over 14,000 flags and standards captured from France's enemies so they would not fall into allied hands " - 1814

    • @derpynerdy6294
      @derpynerdy6294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Including Frederick the greats sword and slash

    • @upstateNYfinest
      @upstateNYfinest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@derpynerdy6294 that was a damn shame

    • @alessa9464
      @alessa9464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Epic history tv??

  • @Paul1970
    @Paul1970 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    We should take care of war veterans as well today as during Louis XIV's reign.

  • @alfredosauce1
    @alfredosauce1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    cool. more content like this please. invalides was my favorite museum in Paris. spent 3 days trying to see it

  • @ferretman6790
    @ferretman6790 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As an American, I wish we treat our Veterans like this.

    • @historyrepeat402
      @historyrepeat402 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We do… and they only had this in Paris, not throughout the country

    • @ferretman6790
      @ferretman6790 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@historyrepeat402 we absolutely do not. Have you seen the absolute state of VA Hospitals?

    • @ferretman6790
      @ferretman6790 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@historyrepeat402 we absolutely do not. Have you seen the absolute state of VA Hospitals?

  • @hatred520
    @hatred520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Vive L'Empereur!

  • @2001lextalionis
    @2001lextalionis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    bravo

  • @edwingatongomez7242
    @edwingatongomez7242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this channel 👍👍❤️❤️

  • @jeanhawken4482
    @jeanhawken4482 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant

  • @stevencharron3866
    @stevencharron3866 ปีที่แล้ว

    She is GORGEOUS!

  • @Max-ii3pj
    @Max-ii3pj 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I like the background music.

    • @morten1975dk
      @morten1975dk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mee too where is it from? I know it from somewhere hmm

    • @kevinDMC12
      @kevinDMC12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@morten1975dk it's from tchaikovsky, 1812 overture

  • @morten1975dk
    @morten1975dk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's the background music? I know it from somewhere !!

  • @user-mb3dx5fl9f
    @user-mb3dx5fl9f 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Captain Cesar seems extremely nice. Hope he's doing real well now 4 years after the report was made.

  • @gamercarmen3957
    @gamercarmen3957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    *I'm still wondering, why is there no photos of the tomb opened*

    • @user-mb3dx5fl9f
      @user-mb3dx5fl9f 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Cause the last time it was opened was in 1840. Haha.

    • @a.f.4248
      @a.f.4248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of the dumbest questions I’ve ever read on YT ...

  • @williamfulgham2010
    @williamfulgham2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Napoleon was first sent to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean, but he organized his army again and went on to be defeated at Waterloo. He was then exiled to the UK island in the South Atlantic, isolated from the rest of the World by the name of Saint Helena until he died. The announcer in this video mispronounces the island, like so many others producing documentaries. The Saints, as they ar known on the island of St.. Helena, pronounce their Homeland 'Santa LENA', and not Saint HELL en a.

    • @gringologie9302
      @gringologie9302 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In french santa is saint so "Saint Hell ena" Perfect for us. Thank you.

    • @williamfulgham2010
      @williamfulgham2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gringologie9302 I guess it's one of those cases where someone can pronounce their name any way they wish, and the saints on the island, ( as they are called ), who are the locals do not pronounce it, Saint HELL, ena.

    • @Impl0ze93
      @Impl0ze93 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@williamfulgham2010 how do you pronounce Paris ? I'm sure you'll understand !

    • @williamfulgham2010
      @williamfulgham2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Impl0ze93 I would guess that the pure French pronunciation would be more like, Paree, right?

    • @Impl0ze93
      @Impl0ze93 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@williamfulgham2010 Exactly yet any anglophone would pronounce the s. And no one would expect the whole world to pronounce it the French way. It's even more true with geography/history like Joan of Arc which we call Jeanne d'Arc.

  • @Granite
    @Granite 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video has the only footage I can find of the altar at 1:00. It is highly occult just like everything else in the building. Layers on layers of it but I would love to see the symbolism on the alter up close.

    • @a.f.4248
      @a.f.4248 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Altar ? What « altar ». It’s a funeral monument. Known as « Le manteau de porphyre ».nothing to do with an ‘altar’.

    • @Granite
      @Granite 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@a.f.4248 Thanks.

  • @upstateNYfinest
    @upstateNYfinest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They need to take better care of that paper @1:30, why tf is he handling it like that. AHHHHHHHHHHH

  • @athulmvarghese2077
    @athulmvarghese2077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't makes churches and cathedrals as tourist place 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @balayethossainjoy1345
    @balayethossainjoy1345 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know about so I can't comant

  • @ahmadkhatibmursadi
    @ahmadkhatibmursadi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    01:00 is that illuminati symbol ?

    • @lanza323
      @lanza323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No, the freemason eyed-triangle have only three rays downwards. That is an eyed-triangle full of resplendor, flushing from the centre, which is a symbol of the Divine Providence

  • @gobrad
    @gobrad 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s like as if you are honouring this brute!!

    • @7macfly2
      @7macfly2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      go learn history, european coalitions attacked France and Napoleon, not the reverse

    • @gobrad
      @gobrad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But didn’t he impale people??

    • @BlackHawk2b
      @BlackHawk2b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@gobrad Wtf

    • @maximeperez-raymond3346
      @maximeperez-raymond3346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@gobrad not him. His lieutenant during egypt campaign, yes. But for his defence, he's act in conformity with the egyptian penal code for punish murderer.

    • @freewal
      @freewal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gobrad That was the Mameluk tradition there. THey did it for the murderer of the French Hero, the General Kleber.