Paris Icons from Eiffel Tower to Notre-Dame

The classic Eiffel Tower photo viewpoint at Trocadéro, with the Palais de Chaillot, grand fountains, and key moments from WWII and 1948 history.

The Art Deco Warsaw Fountain at Trocadéro - powerful jets, sculptures, and a classic route toward the Eiffel Tower, with an optional Bir-Hakeim view.

A quick practical note before moving on.

Up close at the Eiffel Tower - 1889 engineering, engraved names, sparkling night lights, repainting secrets, and a quick warning about common scams.

A vast Paris park linking the Eiffel Tower and École Militaire - once a parade ground, later the heart of the 1889 World’s Fair.

An equestrian tribute to WWI Marshal Joffre facing the École Militaire - a powerful viewpoint linking Paris’s military past with the Champ de Mars.

A 50-minute immersive night show inside the Dôme des Invalides - light, music, and video mapping, entered via Place Vauban.

Les Invalides - Louis XIV’s veterans’ complex with grand courtyards, the golden dome, and Napoleon’s tomb.

A discreet plaque at Les Invalides honoring Bleuet de France - the French cornflower of remembrance, born here in 1916 to support war-wounded and families.

A vast green forecourt for Les Invalides - grand views to Pont Alexandre III, major public events, and an Olympic backdrop.

Paris’s most ornate bridge - a 1900 World’s Fair showpiece with gilded statues, Art Nouveau lamps, and perfect views to Les Invalides.

Grand Palais, Petit Palais, and the Churchill and de Gaulle statues - Paris’s 1900 World’s Fair avenue where art meets modern history.

A hidden green corridor along the Champs-Élysées - Le Nôtre’s historic layout, winding paths, and the Grand and Petit Palais set inside the gardens.

Paris’s largest square - the Luxor Obelisk, twin fountains, city statues, grand façades, and the Revolution’s dramatic history in one view.

The historic garden between the Louvre and Concorde - royal roots, Le Nôtre’s grand axis, statues, and nearby Monet’s Water Lilies.

The Louvre’s iconic glass entrance - I. M. Pei’s controversial Grand Louvre centerpiece, ultra-clear glass, and the famous 673-pane “not 666” myth.

A former royal palace turned public museum in 1793 - vast collections, legendary galleries, and iconic highlights like the Mona Lisa in the Denon Wing.

A classic Seine footbridge linking the Institut de France and the Louvre - built as Paris’s first metal bridge, famed for views and the love-lock story.

Paris’s oldest bridge with 381 stone masks, Henri IV’s statue, and classic Seine views beside Square du Vert-Galant.

A hidden triangular square on Île de la Cité - created by Henri IV in 1607, calm, shaded, and steps from Pont Neuf.

A Gothic jewel built for Louis IX’s sacred relics - walls of stained glass, a blazing rose window, and one of Paris’s most unforgettable interiors.

Paris’s Gothic heart - iconic façade, rose windows, flying buttresses, and a powerful comeback after the 2019 fire.

A neo-Gothic fountain behind Notre-Dame - archangels, a Virgin and Child, and one of the quietest corners of Île de la Cité.

A pedestrian bridge between Île de la Cité and Île Saint-Louis - rebuilt many times, now a wide 1970 walkway known for views and street music.

A Gothic-Baroque church with a famous organ legacy beside Napoleon-era barracks built to guard City Hall - a dramatic slice of layered Paris history.

Paris City Hall - rebuilt after the 1871 Commune fire, a major civic stage of history, with an easy metro return to Trocadéro via one transfer.