Friday, April 22, 2011

Pont Alexandre III

Ornamented with sculpture and constructed in the Art Nouveau style, Pont Alexandre III was inaugurated for the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition, as was the adjacent glass-domed Grand Palais exhibition hall. Built by engineers Résal and Alby, the metal-and-stone arch bridge aligns the Esplanade des Invalides across the Seine with the Champs-Élysées quarter to the north.

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