Wide angle photo of Eiffel Tower from base. I like the striking perspective on this shot from Sydney Low, which lends to the feeling of the enormity of the base.
Paris residential architecture. Tilt-shift lens makes everything look miniature. It’s surprising that nearly all residential buildings in central Paris are low-rise, usually 5 stories or less. Only a few buildings reach higher such as Montparnasse Tower with its 59 floors. Photo by Alexandra Petrova.
Napoleon rests in an enormous sarcophagus below the dome of Les Invalides. This picture by René Warich shows the interior of the dome with light streaming from one of the windows as onlookers view the sarcophagus (out of view) from above.
View of the Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro promenade.
Situated across the Seine from the tower, the Trocadéro has a full unobstructed view of la Tour Eiffel, day or night, captured here by Viktor Korostynski. Closest Metro station: Trocadéro on Metro Line 6 & 9. Closest RER Station is Pont de l’Alma on RER C.
Flanked on either side of this terrace (Esplanade du Trocadéro) are wings of the Chaillot Palace (Palais de Chaillot) with its series of golden statues. The Trocadéro is also a park with landscaped trees, fields and fountains descending gently towards the Seine and Pont d’Iéna which leads to the tower.
Close by:
Eiffel Tower – descend Trocadero park, cross Pont d’Iéna and you’ve arrived.
This photo of Paris Metro station, Arts et Métiers (Arts & Crafts) by Loïc Lagarde shows how whimsical some stations are decorated within the Paris Metro system. In this instance métiers means “trade crafts”, hence the industrial looking riveted walls.
This photo taken at Pont Alexandre III facing south across the Seine in Paris capturing both Invalides‘ chapel dome and the Eiffel Tower at the far right edge, just as the sun breaks the clouds and the wind carries the last few drops of rain.
Closest Metro station to Pont Alexandre III is Invalides on Metro line 8 (light purple) and Metro line 13 (blue-green). Also in the area is RER C (yellow) station Invalides.
Montmartre is one of of my favorite areas of the city, so long as you get away from the ultra-touristy streets surrounding the Sacre Coeur basilica.
This photo of the Consulat restaurant by Matt Kloskowski captures how parts of Montmartre in the 18th district have kept their old-school Paris look & charm.
The closest Metro stations are Lamarck-Caulaincourt on Metro Line 12 (dark green) and Abbesses (Metro line 12 as well), although I’d recommend Lamarck if you prefer to walk downhill rather than up. Montmartre is notoriously hilly and there’s a fair amount of stairs to climb all around this area.
Close by is one of Paris’ best bakeries, Delmontel at 57 rue Damrémont. In 2007 Arnaud Delmontel won the annual “best baguette” of Paris competition. Winners supply baguette to the French President for the year. Try their baguette tradition if you get a chance. “Traditional” baguettes have only four ingredients: flour, water, salt, yeast and no additives which regular baguettes are allowed.