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The Eiffel Tower and the Invalides

The tower from below and above, the gilded dome, and the terrace that frames it all.

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Rue Cler
Photograph: Mbzt / CC BY-SA 3.0

Day 1

Starts from Invalides · 8h 45m at the sights, 1h travelling · 5.0 km

Areas: 7th arrondissement, Champ-de-Mars, 16th arrondissement

  1. Rue Cler — A short market street near the Invalides, cobbled and pedestrian (45m)
  2. Les Invalides — The gilded dome over Napoleon's tomb, and the army museum beneath (2h)
  3. Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac — Art of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas behind a living wall (2h)
  4. Eiffel Tower — Gustave Eiffel's 330-metre iron tower, the one unmistakable thing on the skyline (2h)
  5. Place du Trocadéro — The terrace that frames the Eiffel Tower across the river (30m)
  6. Palais de Tokyo — Raw concrete halls given over to contemporary art, open late (1h 30m)