The Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles, commonly called classes prépas or prépas, are part of the French post-secondary education system. They consist of two years of study which act as an inten
Front entrance of Lycée Henri-IV, in Paris, one of the famous Lycées providing access to Grandes écoles.
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
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The Lycée Louis-le-Grand, also referred to simply as Louis-le-Grand or by its acronym LLG, is a public Lycée located on rue Saint-Jacques in central Paris.
Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles
…the best student from each high school. These schools practically guarantee their students a place in one of the top grandes écoles. Among them are the Lycée Louis-Le-Grand, the Lycée Henri-IV, the Lycée Saint-Louis (these three are known as les trois lycées de la montagne), the Lycée Janson de Sailly, the Lycée Hoche, the…
Alexandre et la famille de Darius, painting by Jean Jouvenet donated in 1674 by Louis XIV
Entrance of the college in 1789, engraving by François-Nicolas Martinet
Arms of Louis-le-Grand on a book binding highlighting its affiliation with the university during the July Monarchy
17th-century façade on rue Saint-Jacques shortly before demolition, early 1890s; the already finished northern section of the new façade is visible on the left