Statue of the Ecole Polytechnique

The "Conscript", a polytechnician defending Paris during the siege of 1814, which has become the symbol of Polytechnique, erected at the French academy in 1914 (“Conscrit de 1814”). This was the centennial year of the participation of the French cadets in the defense of Paris. At West Point, there is a reproduction of this statue, the "French Soldier" as the gift of the French cadets and Friends of the Polytechnique, the alumni association. The monument is well known to all present and former cadets and holds an important role in the history and traditions of West Point. (West Point WP-ORG)

At the Ecole Polytechnique, the statue is right in the court of Vanneau where all the military ceremonies take place.