Paris · Stop 3 of 6 · 1814
Pont d'Iéna
The bridge everyone crosses between the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro, named after a battle 700 kilometres away. Four stone horsemen stand at its ends, and one of them is our free puzzle stop.
Worth seeing when you're there
- The five stone arches, best seen from the quay or from a boat.
- The four stone riders at the corners of the bridge, each by a different sculptor, each from a different civilisation.
- The imperial eagles above the piers, restored long after the originals were removed.
- Stand mid-bridge: the Tower on one side, the Chaillot wings and fountains on the other, both built for world's fairs.
A little history
Napoleon named the bridge after his 1806 victory over Prussia at Jena. Engineer Corneille Lamandé built it from 1808 to 1814. In 1815 the Prussian commander Blücher wanted it blown up; Tsar Alexander I intervened. The four stone horsemen arrived in 1853. For the 1937 fair the bridge was widened from about 14 metres to 35.
Getting there, hours, cost
At the foot of the Eiffel Tower on the river side. RER C Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel, or Metro Trocadéro and walk down through the gardens. Our free Paris stop starts here among the four riders.
- Open
- Always (public bridge)
- Closed
- Never
- Cost
- Free
- Note
- The free stop takes about 15 minutes.
Hours change. Recheck official sources close to your date. Navigate here · Trail map
Nearby: eat, see, rest
- Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel Merry-go-round · 1 min on foot
- Bateaux Parisiens Seine cruises · 2 min on foot
- Eiffel Tower, going up Timed tickets online · 2 min on foot
- Aquarium de Paris Aquarium · 4 min on foot
More on the trail map and in The Eiffel Tower to Trocadéro walk.
On the trail
This landmark is Stop 3 of 6 of Seine Clearly: The ARIA Calibration, our self-guided puzzle walk through the Cubbon Park district. The clue here uses what you can see from exactly where you are standing.