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Of all the pictures you've seen of Paris in guides and travel books, I'm certain you've seen images of the Eiffel Tower as seen from around the lamps on Paris' Pont Alexandre III. This traffic-ridden bridge essentially connects the Grand and Petit Palais to the enormous Hotel Des Invalides on the south bank , yet it is the walk itself that conveys most of the charm. The bridge opens with golden griffins on raised pedestals on the north side, and has more than its share of those beautiful oxidized lamps that Americans so relish here but miss when at home. Add the cherubs and the intricate railings, and we have Europe's grandest arch!