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The Pont Alexandre III is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower. The bridge is widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in the city. [2] [3] It has been classified as a French monument historique since 1975. [4]
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Starting at Pont Alexandre III Bridge, the individual triathlon races are set to begin with a 1.5-kilometer swim, followed by a 40K bike race – passing by the Le Grand Palais and Champs-Elysées ...
This month’s Olympic Games will be chock full of iconic images of Parisian landmarks – the Eiffel Tower, Versailles, the Pont Alexandre III bridge and Hôtel des Invalides are all set to play ...
View of the Alexandre III bridge in Paris. The bridge was built between 1896 and 1900, and was inaugurated during the 1900 Paris World Fair, like the Grand Palais (building to the left on the image) and the Petit Palais (to the right on the image).
It had been planned since 1755, when construction of "place Louis XV" (now "place de la Concorde") began, to replace the ferry that crossed the river at that point. Construction continued in the midst of the turmoil of the French Revolution , using the dimension stones taken from the demolished Bastille (taken by force on 14 July 1789) for its ...