Pavillon de Breteuil
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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.
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