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Napoleon's Tomb

Napoleon's Tomb

The biggest attraction at Les Invalides is the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte. In his will, Napoleon had asked to be buried "on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of this French people who loved me so much." But making it so was a long and politically tumultuous process.

In this photo: Napoleon I [RF: Death]

Photo: Loomis Dean./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1960