Pont de l'Alma: history and sights
Served by: RER C.
Did you know?
Serves the Pont de l'Alma and its Zouave statue, whose feet have served since 1856 as an informal Parisian gauge for measuring how high the Seine has flooded.
Anecdote
During the great flood of 1910, water reached the Zouave's shoulders; today, as soon as his feet are submerged, river traffic on the Seine is suspended.
Around Pont de l'Alma
- Statue du Zouave, 50 m away — A statue that has served since 1856 as an informal gauge for Parisians to measure how high the Seine has flooded.
- Palais de Tokyo, 450 m away — A major contemporary art centre housed in an Art Deco building from the 1937 World's Fair.