Monuments to visit Paris

The bridge of Sully bears the name of the great minister of Henri IV, Maximilian of Béthune duke of Sully. The book was inaugurated in 1877 and was designed by the engineers Vaudrey and Brosselin. It is 160 metres long and consists of three arches. The bridge is actually made up of two bridges built in the extension of each other. This rare iron book is located at the southern tip of Saint-Louis Island. It is occupied by the square Barye, a charming green space where you can make a stop during the walk.

Designed by the architect Visconti, from 1843 to 1848, she was decorated with statues of four famous bishops: Bossuet, Fénelon, Massillon and Fléchier, designating the Parisian people to the four Cardinal points.

The door Saint-Denis - 1672 - and the Saint Martin gate - 1674 - were built on the order of Louis XIV to celebrate his victories on the Rhine and in Franche-Comté. These two doors mark the location of the doors of Paris of the former Charles V. They are classified Historic Monuments.

Edmée Bouchardon sculpted her between 1739 and 1747, one of the few fountains erected in the first half of the th century. The three main statues are allegorical figures of the City of Paris situated between the Seine and the Marne. The Four seasons are represented in the side niches of the fountain. The triangular pediment, decorated with a crown of laurel, was originally a rehaussé of the weapons of France.

The Invalides Bridge, built between 1854 and 1856, was built on the piers of a first bridge built in 1829. During construction, a central battery was added to ensure the strength of the work. This pile is decorated with allegorical sculptures: «The land victory» of Victor Vilain (upstream) and «The Naval Victory» of Georges Diebolt (downstream), to whom we also owe the famous Zouave du pont de l 'Alma. Note that if it bears a name that evokes the Hotel des Invalides, it is its neighbor, the Pont Alexandre III bridge, facing the Army Museum.

If you pass the doors of the Jardin des Plantes, by the entrance of the Cuvier street, you will immediately fall on the statue of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, supported by a representation of Paul and Virginia. Carved in 1907 by Louis Holweck, she represents the two heroes of the eponymous novel, written by Bernadin de Saint-Pierre in 1787, accompanied by their dog. The novel tells a slave's adventure, Domingue, and his dog who will save Paul and Virginia, lost in the woods.

The hotel Marcel Dassault owes its name to the aircraft manufacturer who acquired it in 1952. In particular, he hosted the French Days magazine. This 2002 th century building, reminiscent of the style of years earlier, was renovated by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte before opening in a place dedicated to auctions and exhibitions of art.