The École Militaire in Paris was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel for Louis XV, on a proposal by Marshal Maurice de Saxe with support from Madame de Pompadour. The infobox gives completion in 1751, but the text says it was founded in 1750 in one passage and by a January 1751 edict in another. Construction began in 1752 on the Grenelle farm, and the school opened in 1760.
The article names no style or materials, describing beautiful facades and water running through a network of wells and pipes. Gabriel's building was meant to be grander than the Hôtel des Invalides.
Count Saint-Germain reorganized it in 1777 as the École des Cadets-gentilshommes, and Napoleon Bonaparte enrolled in 1784. It now houses the École de guerre and the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale. It has been a national monument since 1990. It is visitable during European Heritage Days, and the article gives no regular hours.
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