Paris

Metropolitain

Entrance to Metropolitain Metro station, Paris, France

La Tour Eiffel

Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, the Eiffel Tower has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world.

Louvre Reflection

Lights from the Louvre reflect in a reflecting pond, Paris, France

Pont Neuf

Pont Neuf and the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

Académie des Beaux-Arts

Académie des Beaux-Arts across the reiver Seine, Paris, France

Le Stryge

Named by Charles Meryon, Le Styrge is the best known grotesque of Viollet-le-Duc and possibly the most famous in Europe.

Fierce Grotesque

An unnamed grotesque, added during the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris by Viollet-le-Duc starting in 1845, looks down on the river Seine.

Peering Grotesque

An unnamed grotesque, added during the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris by Viollet-le-Duc starting in 1845, peers down on Paris.

Seine from Notre Dame

Looking over the river Seine towards south-east Paris from the top of Notre Dame

Le Lampadaire

One of the several ornate lamp posts on Paris' Pont Alexandre III appears to dwarf the Eiffel Tower.

Chimneys

European chimneys dot the tops of Paris' buildings.