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The Pont Alexandre III (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ alɛksɑ̃dʁ tʁwa]) 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.
View downstream from the Eiffel Tower, showing, from bottom to top, Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Pont Rouelle, Pont de Grenelle, and Pont Mirabeau Pont Alexandre III. Pont amont (carrying the Boulevard Périphérique, situated at the river's entry to the city) Pont National; Pont de Tolbiac; Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir (pedestrian), inaugurated 13 ...
Passerelle Debilly from Pont d'Iéna The Passerelle Debilly ( French pronunciation: [pasʁɛl dəbili] , ' Debilly Footbridge ' ) is a through arch bridge in Paris spanning the Seine . It is a footbridge that connects the quai de New York to the quai Branly , close to the Eiffel Tower .
The Eiffel Tower was the world's tallest structure when completed in 1889, a distinction it retained until 1929 when the Chrysler Building in New York City was topped out. [102] The tower also lost its standing as the world's tallest tower to the Tokyo Tower in 1958 but retains its status as the tallest freestanding (non-guyed) structure in France.
The final design called for 18,000 pieces of puddle iron and an incredible 2.5 million rivets. Admittedly, that sounds a lot more difficult than the 3D Eiffel Tower puzzle we had as kids.. 4. The ...
Pont du Gard: Height : 48.7 m (160 ft) Span : 24.4 m (80 ft) ... Construction by Gustave Eiffel Historic monument: 565 m (1,854 ft) ... Pont Alexandre III: Conception ...
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At its far end, the Pont Alexandre III links this grand urbanistic axis with the Petit Palais and the Grand Palais. The Pont des Invalides is next, downstream the Seine river. The buildings still comprise the Institution Nationale des Invalides, [11] a national institution for disabled war veterans. The institution comprises: a retirement home