Alexandre III Bridge And The Grand Palais In Paris Royalty-Free Stock Photo

The Alexander III bridge is a bridge over the Seine between the 7th and the 8th arrondissement of Paris. Inaugurated for the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900, the first stone was laid by Tsar Nicolas II of Russia in 1896, and was intended to symbolize the friendship between France and Russia, established by the signing of the alliance in 1891 between the father, Emperor Alexander III (1845-1894) and the President of the French Republic Sadi Carnot. The construction of this work of art was entrusted to Jean Amédée Alby Résal and engineers as well as architects Cassien Bernard and Gaston Cousin. Built in the axis of the Esplanade des Invalides, it leads thereof in Petit and Grand Palais also built for the Universal Exhibition. Column on the right bank downstream, was engraved the inscription: The April 14, 1900, Émile Loubet President of the French Republic opened the World Expo and opened the Alexandre III bridge.