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Top 30 Attraction 5 Pont Alexandre III
Pont (French for Bridge) Alexandre is undoubtedly the most extravagantly ornate bridge in
Paris. It basically connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with the quarter which is home to
Les Invalides and the Eiffel Tower.
This Bridge symbolizes the French Russian Alliance which was signed in 1892 between
Russian Tsar Emperor Alexander III and Sadi Carnot, president of the French Republic.
It is best first to have a look at a picture of this extraordinary bridge to get a better feel for
the mixture of Baroque and Art Nouveau before we unveil some more facts about it.
Paris's most elegant bridge is made of a single leaf arch that spans the Seine and is beauti-
fully ornamented with fine sculpture work
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