Tag Archives: Pont Alexandre III

Postcards of a Working River

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Parisian Fields

We don’t often think of Paris as a port city. But the city handles about 20 million tonnes of cargo a year, and with more than 7 million people travelling on the river each year, Paris is the leading river … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris bridges, Paris history, Paris markets, Paris postcards, Seine | Tagged Antoine-Rémy Polonceau, Bassin de l’Arsenal, bateaux mouches, Bercy, Colonne de Juillet, La Seine, Les Halles de Bercy, Paris Flood 1910, passerelle Debilly, péniches, Place de la Bastille, Pont Alexandre III, Pont au Change, Pont des Arts, Pont des Saints-Pères, Pont du Carrousel, Pont Mirabeau, Port de l'Hotel de Ville, Port du Louvre, Port Saint-Nicolas, Quai d'Austerlitz | 10 Comments

Lighting the City of Light

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Parisian Fields

Opinion is divided on whether the name “City of Light” refers to the brilliant minds of the city’s 18th-century philosophers, or to the brightly illuminated streets of the capital. There are arguments to be made on both sides. If the … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris civic functions, Paris streets | Tagged a la lanterne, bateau mouche, City of Light, French Revolution, Gabriel Nicholas de la Reynie, gas lighting, Louis XIV, Pont Alexandre III, streetlighting, streetlights | 11 Comments

Dateline Paris 1900: The Astounding Moving Electrical Sidewalk

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Parisian Fields

In 1900, if you were lucky enough to have a ticket such as this one—and almost fifty million people did—you were in for an astounding treat. Paris and France went all out to make the Paris Universal Exposition the biggest … Continue reading →