Pont Alexandre III Detail Postcard

Illuminated by the sun, a gilded winged statue atop and ornate column. An afternoon view of the Eiffel Tower from the Pont Alexandre III bridge in Paris France. Photography by Minerva Bloom. CUSTOMIZE IT: add your own message! Pont Alexandre III is an arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-Élysées quarter and the Invalides and Eiffel Tower quarter, regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in Paris. The bridge, with its exuberant Art Nouveau lamps, cherubs, nymphs and winged horses at either end, was built between 1896 and 1900. It is named after Tsar Alexander III, who had concluded the Franco-Russian Alliance in 1892. His son Nicholas II laid the foundation stone in October 1896. The style of the bridge reflects that of the Grand Palais, to which it leads on the right bank.