The Military School welcomed its first students in...

The Military School welcomed its first students in 1756. One of the best known, Bonaparte stayed there from 1784 to 1785. In the central part (the "castle"), surmounted by a quadrangular dome - evoking the architecture of the Louvre - we discover a magnificent staircase designed by Gabriel, a chapel, a library (80,000 works, old collection with manuscripts by Colbert, Vauban ...) and the marshal's salon (4 paintings by Le Paon ...).