Pont Alexandre III Paris | Paris attractions

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Metro: Champs-Elysées-Clémenceau

One of the most beautiful bridges crossing the Seine River is Pont Alexandre III. The bridge is decorated with bonze lamp posts and golden sculptures all over.

It took three years to build this beautiful bridge in order to celebrate the alliance between France and Russia. The first foundation stone for this bridge was laid by Tsar Nicholas II in 1896, and it was named his father after Tsar Alexander III. The construction of the bridge finished just in time for the World Exhibition on 1900.

Pont Alexandre III is made of a 107 meter long metal span linking Champs-Elysées to Esplanades des Invalides. There are four pillar posts at each end of the bridge, 2 in the Left Bank and 2 in the Right Bank. These pillars on the left side represent the Renaissance and Louis XIV era of France whereas the pillars on the right represent the Medieval and Modern era of France.

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