Unforgettable France-Paris Invalides of meditation

Preamble: Festival last year, I had my France consumption three weeks vacation, this is what I did to a well-known large companies after the break up of a holiday.

Because of the time compared to the full, I went to many places, many local impressed me. Back due was busy, no time finishing these travels, until now only piecemeal out of the land, gradually ctrip posted online.

Because the Internet has many travels to write very well, I wouldn't want to repeat described, but would like to introduce some of the Internet, but also very impressive attractions, as well as my sense of thinking to write to you.

Because of the time, some memory may not be accurate, please understanding.

If someone asked you, the greatest of France who? I don't know how would you answer, but I will firmly answered--Napoleon!

When I was younger, I really look up to Napoleon, worship his ambition, worship his resourcefulness courage, worship his extraordinary perseverance and worship his incomparable stage of outstanding service.

And importantly, this kind of worship does not increase with age. Come to Paris, one of the most important wish is to to Galeries shrine my idol.

Since my DARLING and my daughter on little interest in this area, so the day I let them stay in homes of relatives, I sit alone on the outskirts of the train came to the Centre of Paris, the Eiffel Tower to the East of Paris Invalides.

Paris Invalides is located at the South Bank of the River Zaina, full name should be rongyujunren xiuyangyuan, also known as "remnant old military hospital in Paris."

It is the French "Sun King" Louis XIV era buildings. 1670, February 24, Louis XIV ordered the construction of a building to House his army soldiers building in disability from Invalides should decree. Nowadays, the Galeries still exercised its nascent accommodation of disability at the time of military capabilities, but also more military museum is located, including the War Museum, weapon Museum, there are display States flag and ancient military facilities. However, one of the most important place to belong to the tomb of Napoleon.

Although I called mausoleum, but not that we traditionally think of the mausoleum.

In fact, the building itself is a magnificent Church, called the St. Louis Cathedral, Napoleon's tomb is located just below the basement in the Church. It is situated in the southernmost of the Invalides, facing a wide square. Light yellow facade and the height of 110 metres, with a golden dome, this building has some magnificent and more brilliant and a little bit solemn and solemn. So I entered the temple, the heart is on the great brilliant record of worship, but not in the face of the dead's surprise fibrillation and terror.

Maybe is this the sensitive nature of national culture, although the scenery throughout the Hall are wonderful, bright and colorful, but I went into the lobby, next to the help desk is located above a few Chinese characters--lease Chinese on the machine.

This too I surprised to know that the previous day I just went to the Louvre, and the ten thousand people a day visit of France's most famous museums are no Chinese on the machine (it is said that from and after October 2007 have been), while in Paris Invalides this Chinese tourists are few and far between, and actually be able to have such a device. I hesitate to hire an explanation, in each lecture I heard at least twice, it makes me this language very General of foreign visitors to be more accurate, to understand this magnificent building, and the rest in this building in master-France's greatest historical figures, French founder of the first empire of Napoleon.

Go to the dome of the building right in the middle of the Hall, is a stone fence.

Looking down on the rail was supported on a red granite center basement. Lobby atrium of decoration and other similar to the top of the Church, painted many pieces of religious meaning presentation of oil painting. Positive is a golden shrine, shrine is crucified Jesus statue. But the golden master tone, plus the overall building bright lighting effects make this building and other dark Church. Hall main loop edge disaggregated the six circular Pavilion, were placed Napoleon's two brothers and his 4-bit capable veterans of the sarcophagus, including Marshal Foch, and his chief engineer VAUBAN.

Both sides from shrines of stairs go down, first of all see is wearing garlands of Napoleon's marble statue.

He was wearing a Coronation robe, look at the solemn, left hand holding a ball, right hand holding a scepter, stare at each walked into his tomb of tourists. The lower sides of the entrance to the Tomb were stood two mahogany wooden statues, two men holding a Crown symbolizes Napoleon kingship, sword, and so on. From the entrance and then go on with marble tomb construction of round. This tomb 8 meters deep, Napoleon's Center is placed in the Center, his son, Napoleon II of Center is placed in the Tomb. Tomb around 12 square column, each post has a handheld olive branch make Garland victory statue guarding the masterful Emperor. Column followed by the ring wall, weilang weilang on relief of turned into a 12 picture, each painting represents a field in the world military history names of eternal glory battle down.

We can directly see the coffins of Napoleon's outermost is a large red granite outer coffin containing the base is green grey marble, marble around the Center was engraved with Napoleon's will.

According to reports, there is the stone outer coffin containing 6 layer to the coffin, from, order baitie coffin, mahogany coffin, two-tier lead coffin and the coffin and oak coffin with ebony. Napoleon's tomb after 20 years of construction is completed, the stone is shipped from Russia, optical collection, transport, take 1 year or more, after cutting, engraving, polishing, which lasted 2 years outside the outer coffin containing made. And bright tone instead of the upper, the entire stone structure design of the tomb is solemn, curves and straight lines intersect, the low cohesion. color

In front of the tomb is the white marble of Napoleon seated, he stretched arms, touch hands with two waiter

The code in the hold. Napoleon in France during the promulgation of the civil code (in civil law are still in use), the first fruits of the bourgeois revolution in legal form, which is also one of the world.

When an elderly woman with flowers went into the Tomb, on Napoleon's coffin, stood in silence for prayers, expressions of this great tribute.

I hand caressing the center of purplish red, as if the mind is also working with the great gods close conversation, recollecting his great achievements, and he finally felt bitter ordeal of misfortune.

Napoleon is we all know of a great man, 1821, on 5 May this Pearl of Lucifer in the Helena in the South Atlantic.

Modern scientists after their hair science test, has been basically determines the Napoleon's death--and chronic arsenic poisoning was suspected to be United Kingdom gatekeepers of poisoned to death. He died in the body was buried in St. Helena "geranium" the Valley, the United Kingdom Government ban on the use of "Napoleon tombstone · Bonaparte" name, the only permissible "N · Bonaparte". Empress Dowager in a fit of pique, decided not to write anything on the tombstone. After that, the Government of France and the United Kingdom after several negotiations, finally get the Napoleon's remains. In 1840, 15 December, in a grand ceremony, Napoleon's lingshu arrived through the Arc de Triomphe, Paris Invalides. Witnessed by the tens of thousands of people, go to Helena greet from Napoleon's lingshu of Prince Jowell at France's King Louis · Philip said: "your Majesty, I present to you the remains of Emperor of France. "Louis · Philip King respectfully answered and said:" I would like to represent France to accept him. "The Tomb entrance channel on both sides of the relief portrait, recorded this moving scene. A dozen soldiers carrying a coffin of Napoleon, veterans help bitterly, another soldier put forward, devout lovingly he had in mind the great man's lingshu Revere. Lingshu stood in front of the CAP, sword in hand Jowell Prince Louis · Philip King left hand on the chest with attendants greet great devotion for the return.

This great man in his leave a will: "I want my body lying on the Seine, lying in my love of France in the middle of the people."

Louis · Philip King meets his requirements, 19 years after his death, Napoleon returned to his wish to never rest in peace, he remains buried in the courtyard of the Invalides-sur-Seine.

Out of the St. Louis Cathedral, to turn right into the West side of the small door and entered the courtyard of the Invalides.

Galeries of the West is the military Museum of France, which according to the content, is divided into three relatively independent small museums, which are: 1, ancient weapons Exhibition Hall featuring the ancient times to the 17th century weapons and armor, which those metal armor and we used to see in Beijing Palace Museum Qing armour compared to the level of its production of fine, and the human body, in line with the degree of horses, have to be much higher.

This allows people to admire the Westerners on the hobby and delve into the war; 2, the modern military museum, on display from Louis XVI to Napoleon's military heritage of various dynasties. Including weapons, uniforms, medals, military, etc.; 3, the focus of the modern military museum, shows and two world wars related to various types of military heritage. On this part of the content, there are more on the Internet, particularly in the blood community of military forums, a user with a large number of photos, detailed information on the Museum and the second world war-related content, very worth at a glance. I will not repeat them here. In the galeries of the military heritage, what impressed me most in three parts, the first thing is the Anglo-French into the Winter Palace, the emperor Qianlong snatched away by armour and colors. This symbolizes the highest authority of bright yellow colors of the showcase, quietly watching me, as if telling the Chinese nation has suffered from abuse. The second thing is the heap in a corner of a pile of shoes, this is the war in Nazi concentration camps of cremators found next to the Jews of artifacts, see it let me not one. Compounds in human non-cruel, fascist reflected here. The third thing is my another strategist Idol-United States of Patton's armored force wind, we see his photos at the top of the helmet or slung around the neck of the wind.

The Church in St. Louis, is right behind a big rooms, through the rooms of the glass, you can see the Hall and down across the columns all kinds of military flags, this may be the IT Showcase Gallery.

One can see several surface write Chinese characters, the banner of the triangle should be the opium war in France when the Chinese invasion of loot. Unfortunately, this Hall as if not exclusive, so we can only be achieved through the Hall's glass to appreciate this colorful flags flying scene.

In the upper east side of Galeries, France some of the ancient military facilities exhibition featuring some of the ancient military facilities of models, including ancient castles, military, etc.

Because of the ancient history of the West is limited, and the language barrier, so this part in addition to make me feel fresh, not what impressed me.

It is said that now the Paris Invalides courtyard still adoption with hundreds of disabled soldiers, but the entire half-day tour, I didn't see them.

Of course the whole Galeries too big, in half a day, I visited only one part of it.

Out of the gate of the Invalides, the face is Zaina River famous Alexander III bridge.

I walked past beimenwai arranged by dozens of door bronze cannons, to the northeast of the Orsay Museum. Looking back at the North Gate, France flag on the roof flies in the sky, this quiet and war invalids House of war atmosphere was in sharp contrast. In Galeries inside every corner, we seem to see war in beating of notes, whether it is a wall sculpture by Samurai, wall or standing or lying bronze cannons, or placed on the central corridor major weapons. Here we can truly feel the breath of the war, but also more able to realize peace.