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Building of the École Militaire
The École Militaire (French for military school) is a vast complex of buildings housing various military teaching facilities located in Paris, France southeast of the Champ-de-Mars.
The École Militaire was founded by Louis XV for the military education of impoverished gentlemen of the nobility. Napoléon Bonaparte studied there.
It now hosts:
- the Collège Interarmées de Defense (http://www.college.interarmees.defense.gouv.fr/) (Cross-service Defense College)
- the Institut des Hautes Études de la Défense Nationale (http://www.ihedn.fr/) (IHEDN, Institute of High Studies of National Defense)