Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France Jan 18, 2024

Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France

The "golden hour" just before sunset is the perfect time to take in views of Paris" most ornate bridge, the Pont Alexandre III. Arching over the Seine, the bridge was opened in 1900 and named after a Russian tsar, celebrating a new alliance between the two countries. Befitting the nobility of the event, two 56-foot columns sit on each bank of the river, crowned with gilt-bronze sculptures of the winged horse Pegasus. From the center of the bridge, standing above reliefs decorated with nymphs and beneath Art Nouveau-style lamps, you can admire some famous Parisian monuments. Views include the Esplanade des Invalides, the Grand Palais and Petit Palais museums, and the Eiffel Tower.

© Sizun Eye/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jan 18, 2018Entoloma hochstetteri mushroom at Lake Mahinapua, New Zealand
Jan 18, 2019An opulent backdrop for a historic event
Jan 18, 2020Sands of time
Jan 18, 2021A step toward freedom
Jan 18, 2022Winnie-the-Pooh Day
Jan 18, 2023White Sands National Park turns 90
Jan 18, 2025Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 13, 2020The view will stop you in your tracks
Dec 19, 2020Four Sisters, thousands of trees
Jul 18, 2018Celebrate Mandela Day
Jun 18, 2020Boating on the Bojo
Feb 17, 2025Presidents Day
Dec 17, 2020Pining for spring
Jan 13, 2021Strolling across the Red Lagoon
Jul 11, 2023World Population Day
May 10, 2019Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
Mar 11, 2025Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Jun 9, 2018Yarn bombing in the village of Gurnard, England
Apr 9, 2018The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve in Siberia, Russia
Aug 28, 2022Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
Nov 25, 2022Native American Heritage Day
Jan 26, 2020It s Republic Day in India
Sep 11, 2024Patriot Day
Feb 7, 2021It s superb owl Sunday
Jun 20, 2022Pollinator Week
May 14, 2022Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
Dec 12, 2020What are we looking at?
Dec 30, 2021Westerheversand Lighthouse
Nov 17, 2022National Take a Hike Day
May 14, 2018Celebrating Bike to Work Week, May 14-18
Apr 24, 2019Cool water in the Quinault
Nov 9, 2018Let’s go foraging
Aug 27, 2025World Lake Day in the Faroe Islands
Dec 2, 2018Winter in Old Nuuk
Jan 17, 2025Brown pelican, San Diego, California
Sep 21, 2019 The Wall for Peace
Nov 3, 2019It s time to fall back