Pont Alexandre III photo by Irena Uzerina
Pont d'Iéna
This bridge wich leads to the Eiffel Tower coming from Trocadéro, was built between 1808 and 1814 on the oders of the Emperor Napoleon.
It was named after the German city of Jena (Iéna in French) where Napoléon had defeated the Prussian army in 1806.
There are five arches and it has been redecorated several times according to the ruler of the day., with the imperial eagles neing replaced by the royal letter "L".
The current statues were added in 1853. In 1937 the bridge was widened to 35m (115ft). to take account of the expected high volume of traffic for the World Fair and at that point the imperial eagles were returned.
It leads almost to the base of Eiffel Tower.