"Despite the Hôtel des Invalides originally being a retirement home... for the most severely injured war veterans, the makers of this film... have concentrated only on the part housing the museum." "They didn't feel able to deal in a single documentary, with the important social and medical issues raised by the veterans... in defence of their institution." "Hôtel des Invalides founded in 1675 by Louis XIV as a hospital and retirement home for war veterans." "Guarded by a "triumphal battery" of 12 cannons called the "twelve apostles"" "the edifice was built after the plans of the architect Libéral Bruant." "Designed by Mansart, we have here I'Église du Dôme, facing south." "Above the romanesque colonnade the dome is topped by a lantern with four sides." "The sparrows of the Invalides." "The pigeons of the Invalides." "The skylights of the Hôtel are surrounded by sculptured trophies." "The most important representing the coat of arms of Louis XIV's minister." ""Le Loup Voit" "The Wolf Sees"" "From this mansard we can see" "The Place de la Concorde and the bridges over the Seine." "L'arc de Triomphe" "and the tower of the engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel which surround the Hôtel des Invalides where are housed those gravely wounded and the illustrious fallen." "Legends have their heroes and war its victims." "Here the army has its museum." "The remains of the old artillery." "A beautiful yet... terrifying work of art, from the "Vert Galant" era." "Some of these poor looking devices amuse the visitors, however... if we measure the dangerous development of an industry which grows like a poisonous fungus we must realise that this is no laughing matter." "Here is the first section of the Musée de lArmée" "The display of armour" "This way, Ladies and Gentleman" "This superbly embossed armour, called "Aux lions"" "Attributed to Francois I" "A very elegant equestrian suit also belonging to Francois I" "A burnished and damascened suit of Otto Henry Count Palatine of the Rhine" "Please, don't touch" "Don't touch them, please!" "Now then!" "CHILDRENS' ARMOUR Louis XIII era" "In this case we can observe three suits enclosed as they are so rare, only 5 exist in the whole world" "No touching please" "The tournament armour of the Duke of Alba" "The jousting armour of the Duke of Richemont" "Louis XIII" "Finally the collection's masterpiece, the engraved suit of Louis XIV offered to the Sun King after the conquest of the Indies" "Before visiting the historic relics don't forget to look out over the Cour de la Victoire which can be vewed from here." ""The singing victory which opens the barriers"" "The victory of the Revolution has decapitated the absolute monarchy." "The Republic" "The Empire" "Here we are gentlemen, in the room of the banners" "The statue "Long Live the Emperor"" "A charge of the grenadiers of the Imperial Guard" "The Emperor" "Various objects belonging to the Emperor" "His camp bed" "His work table and his attaché case of the First Consul" "His dog from the Isle of Elba and his horse Vizir Naturaliste" "Napoleon I died at St Helena 5th May 1821" "His glorious deeds still exciting the fields of battle and illustrated in this painting by Éduard Detaille which has inspired the popular song "La Rêve Passe"" "Out on the Plain the weary soldiers now are sleeping" "Lulled to slumber while the evening breezes blow" "From the field the smell of new mown corn is creeping" "And the sentinel is pacing too and fro" "Then all at once the sky is filled with shapes of horsemen" "Lit up by lightning as the dying day goes down" "And the famous white horse is directing the course" "To renown..." "See them pass on, those hussars, those dragoons, and guardsmen" "They all salute..." "The Emperor who watches them" "Ladies and gentlemen, would you follow me please" "The clock is an equation of Lepaute" "The broken engine from Roland Garros' plane" "The aircraft of Charles Guynemer from the Great War" "WITH WHICH HE SHOT DOWN 12 ENEMY PLANES" "The 1914-1918 hall" "A picture showing an improvised orchestra in the trenches" "The bronze head from the statue of General Mangin" "Souvenirs of Sergeant Maginot" "A periscope from the trenches of the "Chemin des Dames"" "FRENCH LOSSES 1914-1918 WAR" "INJURED:" "3,584,889" "MISSING:" "314,000" "DEAD:" "1,071,000" "TOTAL CASUALTIES:" "1,385,000 1 IN EVERY 27 PEOPLE" "TOTAL ALLIED LOSSES:" "3,070,000" " A lady" " Come on!" "Saint-Louis des Invalides, the church of the soldiers" ""Paradise is in the shade of swords"" "The church of Saint-Louis and the Chapelle du Dôme are separated by this stained glass window installed in 1873" "The Emperor rests in the sarcophagus of Finnish quartzite." "The Emperor was placed in pink quartzite because we wanted to honor him as were honored in times past the Roman emperors." "He lies in the uniform of a Colonel of the Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard his own choice." "The sword of Auzterlitz and the grand collier of the Légion D'Honneur established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte First Consul." "NAPOLEON II KING OF ROME" "And now I will show you of all the tombs, the most moving." "In single file" "Left turn!" "We have the honour of watching over Marshall Foch" "Right turn!" " What's that?" " The children drilling." "Subtitles:" "Corvusalbus"