Time Out says 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.

French President Emmanuel Macron greets first lady Melania Trump while his wife, Brigitte Macron, welcomes President Trump at Les Invalides museum in Paris on Thursday.

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French President Emmanuel Macron (R) greets U.S First Lady Melania Trump while his wife Brigitte Macron (L) welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump at Les Invalides museum in Paris, France, July 13 ...

A new Giacometti museum will be housed at Les Invalides, a former train station that also used to house the office of Air France. Photo: Luc Castel.

Thousands of French people, despite windy and rainy weather, queued for long hours on Sunday at Les Invalides museum, in central Paris, to pay their last respect to former president Jacques Chirac.

222 French President Emmanuel Macron, second left, his wife Brigitte, left, pose with U.S President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Les Invalides museum in Paris Thursday, July 13, 2017.

The incident took place at the Les Invalides complex in the heart of Paris, where a remembrance ceremony was recently held for those killed in the November 13 attacks on Paris.

A new museum in the Gare des Invalides in Paris will house the Giacometti collection from 2026. Alberto Giacometti was one of the most respected and influential sculptors of the 20th century. The ...