The gilded Beaux-Arts bridge built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, linking the Grand and Petit Palais to the Esplanade des Invalides. UNESCO cites it with the Grand Palais and Eiffel Tower as a living witness of the great exhibitions.
- Address
- Pont Alexandre III, 75008 Paris
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
- Best time to go
- Evening, Late night · About 20 min
- Price
- Free (public bridge)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Stand between the Petit and Grand Palais with your back to the Champs-Élysées for the long view across the bridge to the Invalides dome.
- Its masonry uses Souppes limestone, the same stone as the Sacré-Cœur and the Arc de Triomphe.
- The Grand and Petit Palais (Petit Palais free) are at the bridge's north end.