Esplanade des Invalides

Esplanade des Invalides is a park in Paris, Île-de-France. Esplanade des Invalides is situated nearby to the quarter Gros-Caillou, as well as near Quartier des Champs-Élysées.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eiffel Tower and Orsay Museum.

Eiffel Tower

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The Eiffel Tower is a lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.

Orsay Museum

Museum

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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900.

Alexandre III Bridge

Bridge

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The Pont Alexandre III is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Invalides and 7th arrondissement.

Invalides

Quarter

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Invalides is a quarter.

The 7th arrondissement is perhaps the most expensive area to live in Paris. The Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous tourist sites in the world, is here, as well as many government buildings. Many dignitaries and VIPs populate this arrondissement.