Tomb of Napoleon I

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The Tomb of Napoleon I is the monumental resting place of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, located under the Dôme des Invalides in Paris and renowned for its grand red porphyry sarcophagus and elaborate imperial symbolism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mausoleum
monument
tomb
tourist attraction
architect Louis Tullius Joachim Visconti
Ludovico Visconti
surface form: Louis Visconti
commissionedBy Louis-Philippe I of the French
surface form: Louis-Philippe I of France
constructionEnd 1861
constructionStart 1840
country France
dedicatedTo Napoleon I
surface form: Napoleon I of France
designedFor state funeral honors
event Retour des cendres
return of Napoleon’s remains to France
hasPart circular gallery
crypt
inscriptions of Napoleon’s achievements
reliefs depicting Napoleon’s victories
Tomb of Napoleon I self-linksurface differs
surface form: sarcophagus of Napoleon I

statues of allegorical figures
hasViewOf Esplanade des Invalides
heritageStatus classified as historic monument of France
locatedIn 7th arrondissement of Paris
Hôtel des Invalides
surface form: Dôme des Invalides

Hôtel des Invalides
Paris
locatedUnder dome of the Dôme des Invalides
managedBy Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
surface form: French Ministry of the Armed Forces
material green granite base
marble
porphyry-like stone
red quartzite
near Champs-Élysées NERFINISHED
River Seine
surface form: Seine River
notableFor elaborate imperial symbolism
grand red sarcophagus
occupant Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon I
surface form: Napoleon I of France
opened 1861
originalBurialPlaceOfNapoleon Saint Helena
partOf Les Invalides, Paris
surface form: Les Invalides

Hôtel des Invalides
surface form: complex of Hôtel des Invalides
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
style neoclassical architecture
symbolizes First French Empire
surface form: French Empire

imperial power
military glory
visitorAttraction major site of national memory in France
yearOfEvent 1840

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Musée de l’Armée hasPart Tomb of Napoleon I
Baron Marochetti notableWork Tomb of Napoleon I
this entity surface form: Tomb of Napoleon’s brothers Joseph and Jérôme Bonaparte (Les Invalides)
Tomb of Napoleon I hasPart Tomb of Napoleon I self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: sarcophagus of Napoleon I
Retour des cendres (return of Napoleon’s remains to France) hasBurialPlace Tomb of Napoleon I
subject surface form: Retour des cendres
this entity surface form: tomb of Napoleon at Les Invalides