The City of Paris has announced the definitive closure of the Pont d'Iéna to automobile traffic. This emblematic bridge, which links the Eiffel Tower to the Palais de Chaillot, is becoming a pedestrian zone to improve visitor safety and enhance its tourist appeal. Here's a look back at the reasons for this transformation and the details of the new arrangement.
33,000 runners started the Vredestein 20km de Paris on October 12, 2025, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. Frenchman Etienne Daguinos made history by breaking the event record in 56 minutes 18 seconds.
This Saturday, September 13, 2025, 1,330 portraits of relatives of road accident victims were pasted onto the pavement of the Pont d'Iéna in Paris's 7th arrondissement. This artistic performance by the Antoine Alléno Association and artist JR pays tribute to co-victims.
This summer 2025, an air of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games lands in the capital, with a host of sporting events and competitions. Among them, a new pole vault competition, in a magnificent setting, on the Pont d'Iéna, on July 23, 2025! CANCELLED
Since September 2018, Alain Ducasse's floating restaurant Ducasse sur Seine invites you to travel and discover during lunch and dinner cruises aboard a specially designed electric boat. Let's discover it together in pictures.
