Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, Paris

The Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in the that serves as the seat of the bishop to the members of the French armed forces.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: cathedral located in Paris, in France
  • Also known as: “Cathedrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”, “Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”, “Église des soldats”, and “Saint Louis of Les Invalids Cathedral”
  • Historically known as: “Church of the HOTEL DES INVALIDES,”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eiffel Tower and Army Museum.

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The is a lattice tower on the in , France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. is situated 1¼ km west of Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, Paris.

Museum
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The Musée de l'Armée is a national military museum of France located at in the . It is served by Paris Métro stations Invalides, Varenne and La Tour-Maubourg The Musée de l'Armée was created in 1905 with the merger of the Musée d'Artillerie and the Musée Historique de l'Armée. is situated 160 metres north of Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, Paris.

Museum
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The of , , is an art museum that was opened in 1919, primarily dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. It has two sites: the and surrounding grounds in central Paris, as well as just outside Paris at Rodin's old home, the Villa des Brillants at , . is situated 270 metres southeast of Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, Paris.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 7th arrondissement and Faubourg Saint-Germain.

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The is perhaps the most expensive area to live in . The Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous tourist sites in the world, is here, as well as many government buildings. Many dignitaries and VIPs populate this arrondissement.

Quarter
is a historic district of , France. The Faubourg has long been known as the favourite home of the French high nobility and hosts many aristocratic hôtels particuliers. It is currently part of the .

Quarter
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is one of the four administrative quarters of the , , located around the church of the former Abbey of .

Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, Paris

Latitude
48.85564° or 48° 51′ 20″ north
Longitude
2.31258° or 2° 18′ 45″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Levels
5
Height
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V847+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 64955027
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
12519123
Wiki­data ID
Q4992220
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, Paris” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس لويس بالأنفاليد”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية سانت لويس دي ليزانفاليد”
  • Armenian: “Հաշմանդամների տան Սուրբ Լյուդովիկոսի տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sent-Lüis-des-İnvalides katedralı”
  • Belarusian: “катэдра сьвятога Люі Інвалідаў”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Святога Людовіка Дома Інвалідаў”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Луи на Инвалидите”
  • Catalan: “catedral Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Chinese: “圣路易荣军教堂”
  • Czech: “Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Czech: “Katedrála sv. Ludvíka v Invalidovně”
  • Danish: “Invalidedomen”
  • Danish: “Invalidekirken”
  • Danish: “Invalides”
  • Dutch: “Cathedrale de Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Dutch: “Cathédrale de Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Dutch: “Cathedrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Dutch: “Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Dutch: “Eglise de Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Dutch: “Église de Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Dutch: “Eglise de St-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Dutch: “Église de St-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سان لويس دى انفاليد”
  • Esperanto: “katedralo Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Louis des Invalides”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • French: “église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • French: “Saint-Louis des Invalides”
  • Galician: “catedral Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • German: “Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת סן-לואי-דז-אינווליד”
  • Hungarian: “Invalidusok dómja”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Lajos-székesegyház”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Luigi degli Invalidi”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Luigi degli Invalidi”
  • Luxembourgish: “Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Invalidekirken”
  • Norwegian: “Invalidekirken”
  • Polish: “Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Людовика Дома Инвалидов”
  • Slovenian: “Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides”
  • Swedish: “Saint-Louis-des-Invalides-katedralen”

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