The Istituto Statale Italiano Leonardo Da Vinci (French: Lycée italien Leonardo da Vinci[1][2]) is an Italian government-owned Italian international school in Paris, France.
[4] In 1932 Paris's first Italian school opened on Rue Bixio, and it moved to Avenue de Friedland in 1934.
[4] 12 rue Sédillot, an Art Nouveau building, was designed by Jules Lavirotte.
[4] The fascists had used it for several years,[5] before the French Provisional Government took possession in the post-World War II period.
[4] Miriam F. Stimpson, author of A Field Guide to Landmarks of Modern Architecture in Europe, described 12 rue Sédillot as "One of Lavirotte's most flamboyant works in the Art Nouveau style.