The Pont Alexandre III Bridge over the Seine River in Paris is spectacular from the bateaux cruises. The bridge connects the Grand Palais to the Petit Palais on the right bank of the Seine. Tsar Nicolas of Russia laid the foundation stone in October of 1896 in tribute to his father Tsar Alexandre. Work on the bridge continued until the Universal World Exposition of 1900.
Gilt and bronze statues rise from the bridge portraying crowned Fames restraining Pegasus. Over the centre of the bridge are statutes of the Nymphs of Neva with the arms of Imperial Russia. This was an amazing architectural feat of its time.
Shirley Burton 