Champ-de-Mars and the Eiffel Tower (400 m)
The Eiffel Tower, Paris' must-see monument, is 327 metres high. Built on the banks of the Seine and at the end of the Champ-de-Mars esplanade by Gustave Eiffel and his co-workers for the Universal Exhibition in 1889, the tower took two years to complete.
Invalides (400 m)
In 1670, King Louis XIV built the "Hôtel Royal des Invalides" for wounded homeless soldiers.
Nowadays, it still maintains its initial purpose but the building also houses three museums (Army museum, "Plans-Reliefs" museum and Liberation Order museum), Napoleon 1st tomb (1843) and 2 churches.
The Seine - Pont de l’Alma (600 m)
An essential part of your stay in Paris, a cruise along the Seine is not to be missed! As you glide along the water, find yourself face to face with Paris’s splendid museums and monuments.
The departure of the « bateaux-mouches » is from Pont de l’Alma.
Pont Alexandre III (700 m)
The Alexander III Bridge was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. It is a very important artistic example of its time with its 4 pylons crowned with golden winged-horses, its two compositions in worked copper that represent the nymphs of the Seine and of the Neva and its candelabras.
Champ-de-Mars and the Eiffel Tower (400 m) The Eiffel Tower, Paris' must-see monument, is 327 metres high. Built on the banks of the Seine and at the end of the Champ-de-Mars esplanade by Gustave Eiffel and his co-workers for the Universal Exhibition in 1889, the tower took two years to complete.
Invalides (400 m) In 1670, King Louis XIV built the "Hôtel Royal des Invalides" for wounded homeless soldiers. Nowadays, it still maintains its initial purpose but the building also houses three museums (Army museum, "Plans-Reliefs" museum and Liberation Order museum), Napoleon 1st tomb (1843) and 2 churches.
The Seine - Pont de l’Alma (600 m) An essential part of your stay in Paris, a cruise along the Seine is not to be missed! As you glide along the water, find yourself face to face with Paris’s splendid museums and monuments. The departure of the « bateaux-mouches » is from Pont de l’Alma.
Pont Alexandre III (700 m) The Alexander III Bridge was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. It is a very important artistic example of its time with its 4 pylons crowned with golden winged-horses, its two compositions in worked copper that represent the nymphs of the Seine and of the Neva and its candelabras.