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"See that golden dome? That's the Dome des Invalides — a hundred and seven meters tall, covered in twelve kilograms of gold leaf, and the tallest church building in Paris. Twelve kilograms sounds modest until you realize that's five hundred and fifty thousand individual gold leaves, each one pressed on by hand with a polecat hairbrush."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Tour Stops
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Hear the full story at Les Invalides — Napoleon's Tomb
This is just one of 10 stops on the The Postcard Tour tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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