'Pavillon de Breteuil' is a building located in
Sèvres,
France near
Paris. It was inaugurated by
Louis XIV in
1672. It is in the park of the former royal
Château de Saint-Cloud, which was destroyed in 1870.
The building had been used from
1875 by the
International Bureau of Weights and Measures. It is a legal
enclave (considered international territory) following from a 1969 agreement with the French government.
External link
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A history of the Pavillon de Breteuil