The sarcophagus contains a nest of six coffins: one made of soft iron, another of mahogany, two others of lead, one of ebony and finally the last one of oak. Napoleon is dressed in his Colonel’s uniform and his hat rests on his legs.

This photo was taken near the armory at les Invalides.

This is the entrance to Napoleon’s Tomb.

Napoleon used small scale versions of cities and miniature soldiers to figure out his war strategies. The details on these creations are pretty impressive.
We started walking down the stairs and realized Maddux wasn’t with us- he was busy trying to find the cities that we had visited! The kids also liked battle re-enactments that were displayed on big computer screens on the floor.

Check out the child’s suit of armor – perfect for Maddux.

Les Invalides is basically a group of monuments and museums that contain artifacts (guns, canons, uniforms, tombs, etc) all relating to the military.