The
École Militaire is a vast complex of buildings housing various military training facilities located in
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
, southeast of the
Champ de MarsThe Champ de Mars is a large public green-space in Paris, France, located in the 7th arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius of Rome. Champ de Mars means "Field of Mars", after Mars the god of...
.
It was founded by
Louis XVLouis XV ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death on 10 May 1774...
in 1750 on the basis of a proposal of the financier Joseph Pâris (known as Duverney) with the support of
Madame de PompadourJeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, also known as Madame de Pompadour , was a member of the French court, and was the official maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV from 1745 to 1750....
, with the aim of creating an academic college for cadet officers from poor families. It was designed by
Ange-Jacques GabrielAnge-Jacques Gabriel was the most prominent French architect of his generation.Born to a Parisian family of architects and initially trained by the royal architect Robert de Cotte and his father , whom he assisted in the creation of the Place Royale at Bordeaux , the younger Gabriel...
, and construction began in 1752 on the grounds of the farm of
GrenelleGrenelle is a neighborhood in southwestern Paris, France. It is a part of the 15th arrondissement of the city.The area takes it name from Latin Garanella, meaning a wooded area where rabbits live...
, but the school did not open until 1760.
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The
École Militaire is a vast complex of buildings housing various military training facilities located in
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
, southeast of the
Champ de MarsThe Champ de Mars is a large public green-space in Paris, France, located in the 7th arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius of Rome. Champ de Mars means "Field of Mars", after Mars the god of...
.
It was founded by
Louis XVLouis XV ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death on 10 May 1774...
in 1750 on the basis of a proposal of the financier Joseph Pâris (known as Duverney) with the support of
Madame de PompadourJeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, also known as Madame de Pompadour , was a member of the French court, and was the official maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV from 1745 to 1750....
, with the aim of creating an academic college for cadet officers from poor families. It was designed by
Ange-Jacques GabrielAnge-Jacques Gabriel was the most prominent French architect of his generation.Born to a Parisian family of architects and initially trained by the royal architect Robert de Cotte and his father , whom he assisted in the creation of the Place Royale at Bordeaux , the younger Gabriel...
, and construction began in 1752 on the grounds of the farm of
GrenelleGrenelle is a neighborhood in southwestern Paris, France. It is a part of the 15th arrondissement of the city.The area takes it name from Latin Garanella, meaning a wooded area where rabbits live...
, but the school did not open until 1760. The
Comte de Saint-Germain reorganised it in 1777 under the name of the École
des Cadets-gentilshommes (School of Young Gentlemen), which accepted the young Napoleon Bonaparte in 1784. He graduated from this school in only one year instead of two.
It now hosts:
- The Collège interarmées de défense
The Collège interarmées de défense is a French institution for military higher education. It succeeds the former four Écoles supérieures de guerre of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Gendarmerie, and the Cours supérieur interarmées since 1 September 1993. It is located in the École Militaire, and is...
(Joint defence college), and
- The Institut des hautes études de défense nationale
The Institut des hautes études de défense nationale is a French public institution for expertise and sensibilisation towards defence matters, founded in 1936...
(IHEDN) (Institute of High Studies of National Defence)