Les Invalides

Summary

Les Invalides is a building complex^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of building_complex entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (733 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Les Invalides is located in Invalides^[3].
• Les Invalides is in the country of France^[4].
• Les Invalides's image is recorded as Hôtel des Invalides - 20150801 16h09 (10630).jpg^[5].
• Les Invalides's instance of is recorded as building complex^[6].
• Les Invalides's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[7].
• Les Invalides's instance of is recorded as hospital^[8].
• Les Invalides's architect is recorded as Libéral Bruant^[9].
• Les Invalides's architect is recorded as Jules Hardouin-Mansart^[10].
• Les Invalides's commissioned by is recorded as Louis XIV of France^[11].
• Les Invalides's architectural style is recorded as classical architecture^[12].
• Les Invalides's architectural style is recorded as baroque architecture^[13].
• Les Invalides's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122947332^[14].
• Les Invalides's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147335014^[15].
• Les Invalides's GND ID is recorded as 2076919-2^[16].
• Les Invalides's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50054656^[17].
• Les Invalides's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11876926r^[18].
• Les Invalides's IdRef ID is recorded as 026540568^[19].
• Les Invalides's has use is recorded as museum^[20].
• Les Invalides's has use is recorded as hospital^[21].
• Les Invalides's has use is recorded as retirement home^[22].
• Les Invalides's has use is recorded as church building^[23].
• Les Invalides's has use is recorded as mausoleum^[24].
• Les Invalides's Commons category is recorded as Hôtel des Invalides^[25].
• Les Invalides's Mérimée ID is recorded as PA00088714^[26].
• Les Invalides's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 10000093^[27].

Body

Geography

Les Invalides is in the country of France^[4]. It is located in Invalides^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include building complex^[6], tourist attraction^[7], and hospital^[8]. Heritage statuses include classified historical monument^[28].

History and Context

+1671-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Les Invalides^[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Les Invalides include Invalides^[30], a metro station^[31], in France^[32], founded in 1913^[33]; Circuit des Invalides^[34], a street circuit^[35], in France^[36]; Pont des Invalides^[37], a road bridge^[38], in France^[39], founded in 1829^[40]; esplanade des Invalides^[41], an esplanade^[42], in France^[43], founded in 1704^[44]; and boulevard des Invalides^[45], a boulevard^[46], in France^[47].

Why It Matters

Les Invalides ranks in the top 2% of building_complex entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (733 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for it include Invalides^[30], a metro station^[31], in France^[32], founded in 1913^[33]; Circuit des Invalides^[34], a street circuit^[35], in France^[36]; Pont des Invalides^[37], a road bridge^[38], in France^[39], founded in 1829^[40]; esplanade des Invalides^[41], an esplanade^[42], in France^[43], founded in 1704^[44]; and boulevard des Invalides^[45], a boulevard^[46], in France^[47].