Pont Alexandre III

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The Pont Alexandre III is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter and the Invalides and Eiffel Tower quarter. The widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in the city. It is classified as a French Monument historique.

Cultural associations

In the animated film Anastasia (1997), the bridge is damaged by Rasputin in an attempt to kill Anastasia, who in real life was the granddaughter of Alexander III of Russia.
In the film Angel-A it is the Pont Alexandre III from which Angela and André jump into the Seine.
In the film French Postcards, the final romantic scene takes place on the bridge.
In the film Midnight in Paris, the bridge is depicted in multiple scenes, including the final one.
In the film Ronin, the spy team meets some arms dealers under the bridge on the Right Bank.
In the film A Very Long Engagement, Marion Cotillard's character kills the character played by François Levantal under the bridge.
In the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill, Bond (Roger Moore) comes to a halt at the bridge in a hijacked Renault 11 taxi.
Adele's music video for the song "Someone Like You" was shot on the bridge in 2011.

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