Paris for the Holidays

Napoleon

Posted on February 15, 2019 Updated on December 3, 2023

Napoleon Bonaparte

“I am never angry when contradicted; I seek to be enlightened.”
—Napoleon

So famous, that he is known only by his first name

Napoleon lived at the Louvre, with the Mona Lisa in his bedroom
(he renamed the Louvre: Musee Napoleon for a period)

Even though he was banished for a while, Napoleon is back in Paris
In 1840 Napoleons remains passed under the Arc de Triomphe on his way to his final resting place
– Paintings at the Louvre
– On top of the Column at Place Vendôme

Napoleon rests in a Tomb under the Golden Dome of Les Invalides
and Napoleon’s last horse, Vizir a white Arabian stallion is taxidermied and on display there

Kings and Queens of France