1. Statue de la Liberte
Statue of Liberty - view from the boat
A copy of the original New York Statue of Liberty. The statue is located on ÃŽle aux Cygnes on the Seine in Paris, near the Eiffel Tower. It is four times smaller than the original, weighs 4 tons and is 11.5 meters tall.
2. Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower - view from the boat
The most famous architectural building in Paris, considered a symbol of this city and sometimes of the whole of France. It is the tallest structure in Paris and at the time of its construction it was the tallest structure in the world.
La Dame de Fer stands in the western part of the city, on the Seine, at the north-western end of the Champ de Mars.
The tower was built especially for the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1889. It was to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the French Revolution and demonstrate the level of engineering knowledge and technical capabilities of the time, and be a symbol of power. economic, scientific and technical of France at the time.
3. Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum - view from the boat
Former royal palace of Paris, today an art museum. One of the largest museums in the world, it is also the most visited institution of its kind in the world. It is one of the most important monuments of the French capital. The Louvre is located between rue de Rivoli and the right bank of the Seine, and the Tuileries gardens and rue du Louvre in the 1st arrondissement. The building complex with a total area of 60,600 square meters houses a collection of around 350,000 works of art from the early to mid-19th century, world heritage works of the greatest renown, such as the stele with the code of Hammurabi. , Nike of Samothrace, Venus of Milo, Mona Lisa of Leonardo da Vinci.
4. Pont Alexandre III
Alexandre-III Bridge - view from the boat
Bridge in Paris built in 1896-1900. It was named after the Emperor of the Russian Empire, Alexander III Romanov, whose son and successor, Nicholas II, laid the cornerstone of the construction (in October 1896). The bridge refers to the Russo-French alliance concluded in 1892. On the bridge are the emblems of France and the Russian Empire and the personifications of the Seine and the Neva.
It was designed by engineers Jean Résal and Amédée d'Alby, and architects Cassien-Bernard and Gaston Cousin. The bridge, next to the Eiffel Tower, which was built a little earlier, is the best example of a pure metal structure in Paris
5. Pont Neuf
Neuf Bridge - view from the boat
17th century bridge over the Seine in Paris, connecting the Ile de la Cité to the left and right banks of the river the oldest existing bridge in the city.
The Pont Neuf was the first stone bridge in Paris.
6. Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame cathedral - view from the boat
One of the most famous cathedrals in the world
Its construction lasted more than 180 years (1163-1345).
Her name means Our Lady and refers to Mary, the Mother of God.
7. Paris Plage
Paris beach - view from the boat
Paris Beaches is a plan run by the office of the mayor of Paris that creates temporary artificial beaches each summer along the river Seine in the centre of Paris, and, since 2007, along the Bassin de la Villette in the northeast of Paris. Every July and August, roadways on the banks of the Seine are closed off and host various activities, including sandy beaches and palm trees.
8. Seine River
One of the longest rivers in France, flowing through the capital of France - Paris