Attention treasure hidden in Paris, yet clearly visible, the dome of the Val de Grâce in the 5th arrondissement.
First the church and the convent. Anne of Austria makes a wish, to build a church in this place if God gives her a child of her husband Louis XIII, more attracted, it is true, by boys and more in love with his hunting dogs than with his wife. But God does things well, a child is born, the future Louis XIVthe Val de Grâce was built in the wake and the great Molière turns it into a poem.
Ah yes when Molière attacks the north face of the Val de Grâce, he does tons of it. 366 verses dedicated to François MansartBaroque architect and frescoes by the painter Pierre Mignard, to be admired as a matter of urgency.
1789, French Revolution, agitated Paris, bloody Paris, Paris terror. The convent and the church are decommissioned, the Val de Grâce turns into an army hospital. The Val de Grâce army training hospital is an extremely secure establishment. It welcomes, among others, political leaders from France and even from abroad.
Family jewels cost the nation too much, the Ministry of the Armed Forces closes the Val de Grâce hospital in 2016 after 230 years good and loyal service.
What will become of the former military hospital in the 5th arrondissement? The flagship of digital and innovative medicine by 2028.