By the end of the 17 th century Louis XIV realised his dream of a hospice for wounded soldiers. Upon the King’s request, one of the most renowned architects, Jules-Hardouin Mansart conceived the elegant “Hôtel des Invalides” and its beautiful church with the fabulous golden dome, which was completed in 1708. During the following years, Robert de Cotte designed and laid out the “Esplanade des Invalides”, a symmetrical green lawn that links the church to the Seine . In the late 19 th century, this axis extended to the northern riverbank including the impressive “belle époque ensemble”, the “petit” and the “grand palais”. The famous “Alexandre III bridge” with its beautiful lampposts was inaugurated in 1896 by the Russian Czar Nikolai II. The French Foreign Office, the so-called “Quai d’Orsay”, is located in a sumptuous “second empire” palace on the east side of the “Esplanade des Invalides”. In elegant buildings just a few steps further resides the Canadian Cultural Institute and the British Council.The top floor apartments in “rue Fabert” on the opposite side of the lawn are particularly interesting. They are flooded in light and offer outstanding views of the “golden cupola”, the magic “Alexandre III” bridge, and the… Read full this story
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