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PhotoSecrets Eiffel Tower, first published February 8, 2018. This version output May 13, 2018.
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A great travel photograph, like a great news photograph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photographers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”
There are countless books that can help you with photographic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.
In my career as a professional travel photographer, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photographing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photograph on assignment.
PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”
Bob Krist has photographed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photographer of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.
For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photographer magazine as “the best book about travel photography we’ve ever read.”
The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photography, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photographs.
PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for composition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.
The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!
Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!
Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.
Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photography books. He has photographed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photography, Where, and Woman’s World.
Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.
At a Glance | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Eiffel Tower (French: La tour Eiffel) |
| GPS: | 48.858221, 2.294497 |
| Address: | 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris |
| Fame: | Tallest structure in Paris. Most-visited paid monument in the world. |
| Far: | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) from the center of Paris |
| Web: | toureiffel.paris |
| Hours: | 9 am – midnight summer; 9:30 am – 11 pm rest of year |
| Opened: | 1889 |
| Height: | 301 m (986 feet) |
| Style: | Neoclassicism |
| Architects: | Maurice Koechlin, Emile Nouguier, Gustave Eiffel, Stephen Sauvestre |
| Notes: | Has an observation deck |
The icon of Paris.
Photographer: Adisa
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
| Addr: | Where: | South leg | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | North-northwest ↑ |
| Far: | 70 m (240 feet) |
Tip: Use a wide-angle lens (e.g. 28mm) to emphasize the depth.
Photographer: Tungtopgun
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
Photographer: Viacheslav Lopatin
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
Photographer: Bikernormand
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
The east pillar (pielier est).
| Addr: | Where: | 48.858298 2.295914 | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 100 m (330 feet) |
Photographer: Eutouring
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.8590883 2.2954563 | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | Southwest ↙ |
| Far: | 120 m (390 feet) |
Photographer: Martin Falbisoner
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.8575331 2.2933581 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Northeast ↗ |
| Far: | 110 m (370 feet) |
Photographer: Jebulon
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | Where: | Base | |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Up ↑ |
| Far: | 0 m (0 feet) |
Tip: Use a small aperture (e.g. f22) to get everything in focus and make the image look flat and abstract.
Photographer: Samo Trebizan
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
Photographer: Christopher Michel
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Has its own elevator.
| Addr: | Le Jules Verne, Avenue Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris | Where: | Second floor |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 0 m (0 feet) |
Tip: Access is via a private lift in the south pillar.
Photographer: Viacheslav Lopatin
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
| Addr: | Eiffel Tower, Paris | Where: | 48.858082 2.294759 |
| What: | Observation deck | When: | Afternoon |
| Look: | South ↓ | Wik: |
Photographer: Siren-Com
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: David Iliff
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace by the Eiffel Tower, previously used for military drills.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.858242 2.294544 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.73 km (0.45 miles) | Wik: |
Photographer: José Luis Mieza
Year: 2004.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Looking northwest, the view includes the Jardins du Trocadéro, the Palais de Chaillot, and Bois de Boulogne. On the horizon is La Défense, a major business district just outside the city limits of Paris.
| Addr: | Eiffel Tower, Paris | Where: | Third floor observation deck |
| When: | Sunset | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 0 m (0 feet) |
Photographer: Cyril Papot
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
There are two double-cabin electric elevators to the observation deck, in the east and west pillars.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.858246 2.294056 | |
| What: | Elevator | When: | Afternoon |
| Look: | East → | Far: | 13 m (43 feet) |
Photographer: SurangaSL
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
The west pillar (pielier ouest), from Promenade Quai Branly, near the Seine.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.858225 2.291583 | |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | East → |
| Far: | 210 m (700 feet) |
Photographer: Dennis Jarvis
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel and Eiffel Tower.
| Addr: | Promenade Quai Branly, 75007 Paris | Where: | Promenade Quai Branly |
| What: | Views | When: | Afternoon |
| Look: | East-southeast → | Far: | 160 m (530 feet) |
| AKA: | Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel |
Tip: Use a wide-angle lens (e.g. 28mm) to emphasize the depth.
Photographer: Nataliya Hora
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Pio3
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
Photographer: Marcin Krzyzak
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
| Addr: | Where: | 48.8573214 2.2960058 | |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 150 m (490 feet) |
Photographer: Ekaterina Pokrovsky
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.856852 2.296271 | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 200 m (670 feet) |
Photographer: Tommie Hansen
Year: 2013.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.856361 2.298011 | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 330 m (1080 feet) |
Photographer: Majeczka
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.856227 2.297645 | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 320 m (1050 feet) |
Photographer: M12019
Source: Pixabay
License: CC0.
The pool in the center of Champ de Mars (bassin du champ de mars) provides a romantic reflection of the Eiffel Tower.
| Addr: | Bassins du Champ de Mars, Place Jacques Rueff, 75007 Paris | Where: | 48.856015 2.298076 |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 360 m (1170 feet) | AKA: | Bassins du Champ de Mars |
Photographer: Dj Lestat
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.853554 2.301801 | |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 0.74 km (0.46 miles) |
Photographer: Ben Smith
Year: 2008.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
A cool trick to play with your friends.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.853512 2.301865 | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 0.75 km (0.47 miles) |
Photographer: Andrés Nieto Porras
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
[start]The Wall For Peace (Le mur pour la paix) is at the southeast end of the War Field (Field of Mars, Champ de Mars), next to the Military School (École Militaire). Unveiled in 2000, is a metal stainless steel and glass structure by artist Clara Halter and architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. The Wall is in the spirit of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem and has the word “PEACE” engraved on it in 32 languages.
| Addr: | Wall Of Peace, Rue du Champ de Mars, 75007 Paris | Where: | 48.853082 2.302558 |
| When: | Morning | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 0.82 km (0.51 miles) |
Photographer: Pixajopari
Source: Pixabay
License: CC0.
Photographer: Bohao Zhao
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Photographer: Dr Amadeus79
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Algunes Lle
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Photographer: Smlp.co.uk
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Wall Of Peace, Rue du Champ de Mars, 75007 Paris | Where: | 48.853456 2.302021 |
| When: | Morning | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 0.76 km (0.47 miles) |
Photographer: Kosala Bandara
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
[start]Joffree Monument is a 1939 equestrian statue of Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (1851-1932), a French General during World War I who defeated the Germans at the First Battle of the Marne.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.852526 2.303138 | |
| What: | Equestrian statue | When: | Morning |
| Look: | Northwest ↖ | Far: | 130 m (410 feet) |
Photographer: Iakov Kalinin
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
[start]Pont d’Iéna (Jena Bridge) is a bridge across the Seine northwest of the Eiffel Tower.
In 1807, Napoleon I ordered, by an imperial decree issued in Warsaw, the construction of a bridge overlooking the Military School, and named the bridge after his victory in 1806 at the Battle of Jena.
The steps leading off the bridge are popularly known among film fans as the “Renault stair,” as they featured in a scene where James Bond (played by Roger Moore) drove a hijacked Renault 11 taxi down the steps in pursuit of an assassin later revealed to be May Day (Grace Jones).
This view is from Avenue de New York, just north of Pont d’Iéna.
| Addr: | Where: | By Pont d’Iéna | |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | South-southeast ↓ |
| Far: | 410 m (1330 feet) |
Tip: Use a polarizer filter for a blue sky.
Photographer: Beboy
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Bateaux Parisiens and Eiffel Tower from Avenue de New York, north of Pont d’Léna.
| Addr: | Where: | By Pont d’Iéna | |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | South-southeast ↓ |
| Far: | 410 m (1330 feet) | Wik: |
Tip: Use a polarizer filter for a blue sky.
Photographer: Jean-Pierre
Year: 2011.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
From Avenue de New York, just south of Pont d’Iéna.
| Addr: | Where: | By Pont d’Iéna | |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 330 m (1090 feet) |
Tip: The tree leaves make a nice framing device.
Photographer: Bjahind
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: S-F
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
| Addr: | Passerelle Debilly, Chaillot, 75007 Paris | Where: | 48.8636705 2.2971609 |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | South-southwest ↓ |
| Far: | 0.64 km (0.40 miles) | Wik: |
Photographer: Carlos Delgado
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.857607 2.344937 | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 220 m (720 feet) | AKA: | New Bridge |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Vlad G
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
Nymph statues by Georges Récipon.
| Addr: | Pont Alexandre III, Paris | Where: | 48.863611 2.313611 |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | West-southwest ← |
| Far: | 1.52 km (0.95 miles) | Wik: |
Photographer: Michael Beaton
Year: 1980.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Kotomiti Okuma
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
| Addr: | Pont de la Concorde, Paris | Where: | Pont de la Concorde |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | West-southwest ← |
| Far: | 1.96 km (1.22 miles) | Wik: |
Tip: A romantic dusk shot.
Photographer: Bordeled
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Eiffel Tower and Seine from Pont de Bir-Hakeim.
| Addr: | Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Paris | Where: | 48.855649 2.287745 |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | East-northeast → |
| Far: | 0.57 km (0.35 miles) | Wik: |
Photographer: Marina99
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
[start]La France Renaissante (France Reborn) is an equestrian statue by Holger Wederkinch in 1930, donated by the Danish community.
| Addr: | Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Paris | Where: | 48.855649 2.287745 |
| When: | Anytime | AKA: | France Reborn |
Photographer: Mbzt
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.8509048 2.2790115 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Northeast ↗ |
| Far: | 1.39 km (0.87 miles) | Wik: |
Photographer: Beboy
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Peter Kirillov
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Statue of Liberty in Paris.
| Addr: | Île Aux Cygnes, 15th arrondissement, Paris | Where: | Boat on the Seine near Pont de Grenelle. |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Northeast ↗ |
| Far: | 1.51 km (0.94 miles) | Wik: |
Photographer: Dxr
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Crobard
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Front de Seine is a district in Paris, France, located along the river Seine in the 15th arrondissement right at the South of the Eiffel Tower.
| Addr: | Pont Mirabeau, Paris | Where: | Pont Mirabeau |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | Northeast ↗ |
| Far: | 1.90 km (1.18 miles) | Wik: |
Tip: Use a magenta filter to make the green office lights look yellow.
Photographer: Dxr
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Dxr
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Skeeze
Source: Pixabay
License: CC0.
[start]Place de Varsovie (Warsaw Square) is 300 m northwest of the Eiffel Tower, across the Seine at the edge of Jardins du Trocadéro.
| Addr: | Place de Varsovie, 75016 Paris | Where: | 48.8607061 2.290798 |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 390 m (1270 feet) | AKA: | Warsaw Square |
Photographer: Samot
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
The Eiffel Tower from Jardins du Trocadéro.
| Addr: | Jardins du Trocadéro, Trocadéro, 16th Arrondissement of Paris, Outer Paris | Where: | Trocadéro jardins |
| What: | Views | When: | Afternoon |
| Look: | Southeast ↘ | Far: | 0.60 km (0.37 miles) |
| AKA: | Warsaw Fountain, Fontaine de Varsovie, Fontaine du Trocadéro | Wik: |
Tip: Use a polarizer filter for a blue sky.
Photographer: Michal Bednarek
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Sogno Lucido
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Interpixels
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Nikonaft
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
Photographer: Pisa Photography
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Pipes of Fountain of Warsaw and Eiffel Tower.
| Addr: | Trocadéro Gardens, Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris | Where: | Trocadéro garden |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.53 km (0.33 miles) |
Photographer: Anshar
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
Photographer: Ekaterina Pokrovsky
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
L’Homme (The Man) by Pierre Traverse is one of a pair of statues that recline against stone pillars, overlooking the Fountain of Warsaw.
| Addr: | Fountain of Warsaw, Jardins du Trocadéro, Trocadéro, 16th Arrondissement of Paris, Outer Paris | Where: | Trocadéro garden |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.54 km (0.34 miles) |
Photographer: Curtis MacNewton
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Ekaterina Pokrovsky
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
La Femme (The Woman) by Daniel Bacqué is the matching statue, on the north corner of the Fountain of Warsaw.
| Addr: | Esplanade du Trocadéro, Jardins du Trocadéro, Trocadéro, 16th Arrondissement of Paris, Outer Paris | Where: | Trocadéro garden |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.55 km (0.34 miles) |
Photographer: Kim S
Year: 2006.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Nikonaft
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Chevaux et Chien (Horses and Dog) by Georges Guyot (1885-1973) is one of two gilded bronze fountain sculptures in their own square basins. The other is Taureau et Daim (Bull and Deer) by Paul Jouve.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.861685 2.289393 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.54 km (0.33 miles) | AKA: | Horses and Dog |
Photographer: Ekaterina Pokrovsky
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.861576 2.288394 | |
| What: | Stairs | When: | Afternoon |
| Look: | Southeast ↘ | Far: | 0.58 km (0.36 miles) |
Photographer: Nikonaft
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Flora (1837 by Louis Lejeune), the goddess of flowers and the mother of spring.
| Addr: | Jardins du Trocadero, Paris | Where: | 48.861711 2.288700 |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.57 km (0.36 miles) |
Photographer: Ekaterina Pokrovsky
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Ekaterina Pokrovsky
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Pomona (1937 by Robert Wlérick), the goddess of gardens and fruit trees.
| Addr: | Jardins du Trocadero, Paris | Where: | 48.861993 2.289120 |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.58 km (0.36 miles) |
Photographer: Marina99
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.861934 2.288793 | |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.59 km (0.36 miles) |
Tip: Use a polarizer filter for a blue sky.
Photographer: Annish33
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Gustavo Devito
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | Trocadéro esplanade | |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.63 km (0.39 miles) |
Tip: This requires two cameras!
Photographer: Luciano Mortula
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
| Addr: | Where: | Trocadéro esplanade | |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.67 km (0.42 miles) |
Tip: Get low to emphasize the plaza.
Photographer: Bensliman Hassan
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Ditty_about_summer
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Paris is for lovers.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.8623928 2.2878247 | |
| When: | Anytime |
Tip: Get low to emphasize the plaza.
Photographer: Aslysun
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Aslysun
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Ωméga *
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
A 21-foot bronze Apollo (or Apollon musagète) with a lyre and a serpent, by sculptor Henri Bouchard.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.862519 2.289021 | |
| What: | Statue | When: | Afternoon |
| Look: | Southeast ↘ | Far: | 0.62 km (0.39 miles) |
| AKA: | Apollon musagète |
Photographer: S-F
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Flore (1937), by Marcel Gimond, is one of eight gilded statues overlooking the esplanade.
| Addr: | Where: | Trocadéro esplanade | |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.66 km (0.41 miles) |
Tip: This photo benefits from bad weather.
Photographer: Bruno Jargot
Source: Flickr
License: by/2.
Photographer: HarshLight
Year: 2007.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
La Jeunesse (1937), by Alexandre Descatoire (1874-1949).
| Addr: | Esplanade du Trocadéro, Jardins du Trocadéro, Trocadéro, 16th Arrondissement of Paris, Outer Paris | Where: | 48.8626215 2.2881966 |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 0.67 km (0.42 miles) |
Photographer: Benh Lieu Song
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Arc de Triomphe, Place du Général-de-Gaulle, 8th A, Paris | Where: | 48.874518 2.294717 |
| When: | Afternoon | Look: | South-southeast ↓ |
| Far: | 90 m (290 feet) | Wik: |
Photographer: Moyan Brenn
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
The observation deck on top of the Arc de Triomphe is 50 m (164 ft) high, with views down the radiating avenues.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.873761 2.295105 | |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | South ↓ |
| Far: | 1.73 km (1.07 miles) |
Photographer: Mike Norton
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Chris Waits
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Brian Kinney
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
Photographer: Camille King
Year: 2007.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Nick Loyless
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
[start]The Place de la Concorde is the largest square in Paris. It is located at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées. It was the site of many notable public executions of royalty during the French Revolution.
| Addr: | Place de la Concorde, 8th arrondissement, Paris | Where: | 48.8655 2.3211 |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West-southwest ← |
| Far: | 2.11 km (1.31 miles) | Wik: |
Photographer: Daniel Stockman
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris | Where: | 48.8658019 2.3221016 |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West-southwest ← |
| Far: | 80 m (260 feet) | Wik: |
Photographer: Jebulon
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Kevin George
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Fountain of River Commerce and Navigation (1840) with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
| Addr: | Place de la Concorde, 8th arrondissement, Paris | Where: | Place de la Concorde |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West-southwest ← |
| Far: | 2.11 km (1.31 miles) | AKA: | Fountain of River and Commerce, Fountain of River Commerce and Navigation |
| Wik: |
Tip: Use a slow shutter (1/8 s) to make the water look soft.
Photographer: PerWil
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Daniel Stockman
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.865794 2.321398 | |
| What: | Statue | When: | Morning |
| Look: | West-southwest ← | Far: | 2.14 km (1.33 miles) |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Wladyslaw
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
From Tour Montparnasse.
| Addr: | Tour Montparnasse, Paris | Where: | Tour Montparnasse 56th floor observation deck |
| When: | Morning | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 2.71 km (1.68 miles) | Wik: |
Tip: Use a polarizer filter for a blue sky.
Photographer: Luciano Mortula
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Henrique Ferreira
Year: 2017.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Luciano Mortula
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
Photographer: Said Bakkass 1997
Year: 2017.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Photographer: Guidor
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Climb 240 stairs up a spiral staircase to the Chimera Gallery. Climb a further 147 steps (387 total) to the top of the south tower, 69 m (226 feet).
| Addr: | Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, 6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris | Where: | 48.852955 2.350001 |
| What: | Views | When: | Anytime |
| Wik: |
Photographer: S Borisov
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
| Addr: | Where: | Notre Dame’s rooftop walkway Galerie des Chimères | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 4.03 km (2.50 miles) |
Photographer: S Borisov
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
This horned chimera is also on the south tower, and can be photographed from the balustrade that connects to the north tower.
| Addr: | Where: | Notre Dame’s rooftop walkway Galerie des Chimères | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 4.03 km (2.50 miles) |
Photographer: S Borisov
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
This bird chimera is on the north tower and can be photographed from the balustrade in the north tower.
Adjacent is the most famous chimera — and the only one to be named. Le Stryge (the vampire), the subject of a notable etching, has a shrug-and-spit expression and faces the Eiffel Tower. But its famous profile can’t be combined with the Eiffel Tower without Photoshop.
| Addr: | Where: | Notre Dame’s rooftop walkway Galerie des Chimères | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 4.04 km (2.51 miles) |
Photographer: Gadgetdude
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: S Borisov
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
The golden dome of Les Invalides is in the view from the top of the south tower.
| Addr: | Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, 6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris | Where: | 48.853103 2.349037 |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 4.03 km (2.50 miles) |
Photographer: Hash Milhan
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
From Rue de l’Université at Avenue de la Bourdonnais.
| Addr: | 228 Rue de l’Université, 75007 Paris | Where: | 48.8599332 2.2966293 |
| What: | Street thing | When: | Morning |
| Look: | Southwest ↙ | Far: | 250 m (810 feet) |
Photographer: Moonik
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Square Rapp, 75007 Paris | Where: | 48.858773 2.301326 |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 0.50 km (0.31 miles) | Wik: |
Photographer: Lornet
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
Nothing is more French than the Eiffel Tower and a café. Taken from Rue Saint-Dominique at Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg.
| Addr: | 36 Boulevard La Tour Maubourg, 75007 Paris | Where: | 48.859994 2.309964 |
| When: | Anytime | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 1.15 km (0.71 miles) |
Photographer: Steve Sellers
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Ppr 19
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
The Peninsula Paris is a historic luxury hotel, formerly known as the Hotel Majestic, located on Avenue Kléber in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.
| Addr: | 19 Avenue Kléber, 75116 Paris | Where: | 48.8710 2.2933 |
| What: | Hotel | When: | Afternoon |
| Look: | South ↓ | Far: | 1.42 km (0.88 miles) |
| AKA: | Hôtel The Peninsula Paris | Wik: |
Photographer: Thesupermat
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Place des Invalides, 75007 Paris | Where: | 48.858018 2.314174 |
| What: | Park | When: | Morning |
| Look: | West ← | Far: | 1.44 km (0.89 miles) |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Harshlight
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris | Where: | 48.861735 2.332930 |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 2.84 km (1.76 miles) | Wik: |
Photographer: Yann Caradec
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 48.858019 2.348897 | |
| When: | Morning | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 3.98 km (2.47 miles) | Wik: |
Photographer: Preston Gibson
Year: 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | 35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris | Where: | 48.886694 2.343000 |
| What: | Church | When: | Morning |
| Look: | Southwest ↙ | Far: | 4.75 km (2.95 miles) |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Aurelien Guichard
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris | Where: | 48.860653 2.352411 |
| What: | Building | When: | Morning |
| Look: | West ← | Far: | 4.25 km (2.64 miles) |
| AKA: | Pompidou Centre | Wik: |
Photographer: Elena Dijour
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license (editorial use only).
| Addr: | Where: | 48.857611 2.294533 | |
| What: | Trinkets | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Netfalls Remy Musser
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
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