About Pont Alexandre III  Pont Alexandre III crosses the river Seine to connect the Champs-Élysées quarter and Invalides. The bridge features some exquisite Art Nouveau lamps, cherubs, Nymphs and golden Pegasus horses; the Nymphs on the upstream side of the bridge carry the weapons of the Parisians, whereas the Nymphs downstream, carry the weapons of Russia. The bridge’s name itself, came from Alexander III of Russia, and whose son laid the first foundation stone in 1896.
One of the requirements for the construction of the bridge, was that it must not obstruct views of the Invalides and Champs-Elysées, so as a result it only reaches a height of six metres.
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