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Pont Alexandre III — The full bridge spanning the Seine between its monumental columnsPhoto: Jebulon · CC0 · edited
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Pont Alexandre III

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Pont Alexandre III is a Beaux-Arts bridge over the Seine in Paris, linking Esplanade des Invalides with Avenue Winston-Churchill.

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Pont Alexandre III — The bridge crossing the river beneath a cloudy Paris sky Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 4.0 · edited
Pont Alexandre III — The bridge crossing the river beneath a cloudy Paris skyPont Alexandre III — The illuminated bridge and Eiffel Tower reflected in the Seine at duskPont Alexandre III — The bridge's ornate span and gilded column seen from the riverbankPont Alexandre III — The bridge promenade lined with elaborate lamps and stone balustradesPont Alexandre III — The bridge walkway with ornate lamps and the Grand Palais beyondPont Alexandre III — The bridge entrance framed by gilded statues and stone columnsPont Alexandre III — A bronze cherub sculpture on the bridge beside the SeinePont Alexandre III — A carved stone figure on the bridge's sculpted facadePont Alexandre III — A sculpted child's head forming part of the bridge decorationPont Alexandre III — An ornate multi lantern streetlight on the bridgePont Alexandre III — Gilded statue and ornate lamps rising above the bridge

Why go

  • Four gilded Fames restraining Pegasus crown 17-metre masonry bases that counterweight the arch.
  • The bridge’s gilding was renewed with 1.8 kilograms of gold leaf in 1998.
  • See Invalides, the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais, the Eiffel Tower and the Seine from the bridge.

Don't miss

  • France through the agesStone statues represent France in different historical periods.At the bases of the four pylons.
  • Nymphs of the Seine and NevaGeorges Récipon’s hammered-copper reliefs show the Nymphs of the Seine with Paris’s arms and the Nymphs of the Neva with Imperial Russia’s arms.On the arch’s exterior faces.
  • Children leading lionsLook for the children leading lions beside the pylon stairs: the right-bank groups are by Georges Gardet, the left-bank groups by Jules Dalou.Beside the stairs at the four pylons.

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  1. The bridge crosses the Seine diagonally rather than at a right angle.

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  2. Thirty-two bronze lampposts illuminate the bridge; the Lacarrière establishment made them.

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  3. 1910

    A mark beside the upstream left-bank staircase records the 1910 flood, the Seine’s highest since 1658.

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  4. 6 metres

    Its single-span steel arch is 6 metres high.

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  5. 160 metres

    The bridge is generally stated to be 160 metres long and 40 metres wide.

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  6. 10 metres

    Its sidewalks measure 10 metres wide on each side.

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History

Jean Résal and Amédée Alby were selected after a competition with 108 entrants. Schneider & Cie and Compagnie de Fives-Lille led construction of the steelwork.

  1. 1824–1828Henri Navier’s suspension bridge project at the site was abandoned and demolished before completion.
  2. 1896Nicholas II and President Félix Faure attended the foundation ceremony in October.
  3. 1896–1900Engineers Jean Résal, Amédée Alby and Joseph Grison built the bridge, with architecture and decoration by Joseph Cassien-Bernard and Gaston Cousin.
  4. 1900The bridge opened for the Exposition Universelle.
  5. 1975The bridge was classified as a French Monument historique.
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  1. 2006A plaque was unveiled honouring Lorris Resistance fighters killed on the bridge during the Liberation of Paris in 1944.

Tips for your visit

  • Each side has a 10-metre-wide sidewalk.
  • Cycle lanes run along the roadway in both directions.
  • Stairs at all four corners lead down to the riverside floodplain.

How to get there

  • TrainInvalides station serves the bridge via metro lines 8 and 13 and RER C.
  • On footAlong the Seine, Pont Alexandre III lies between Pont de la Concorde upstream and Pont des Invalides downstream.

Sources: Pont Alexandre III - Wikipedia · Paris/8th arrondissement - Wikivoyage (see) · Pont Alexandre III - Wikipedia · Pont Alexandre-III - Wikipedia · Pont Alexandre III: how it describes itself (it… · checked 6 Oct 2026

Where
Cours la Reine Quai d'Orsay, Paris

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Questions and answers

Which arrondissements does Pont Alexandre III connect?

Paris’s 7th and 8th arrondissements.

Who is Pont Alexandre III named after?

Tsar Alexander III of Russia, associated with the Franco-Russian alliance the bridge commemorates.

Why does Pont Alexandre III’s style resemble the Grand Palais?

Its design reflects the Grand Palais, which the bridge leads towards on the right bank.

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