The Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius in Rome, which was dedicated to the god Mars. The name alludes to the fact that the lawns here were formerly used as drilling and marching grounds by the French military.
View southeast from the top level of the Eiffel Tower, down the Champ de Mars, with the Tour Montparnasse (Montparnasse Tower) in the distance. The École Militaire is one third down from the top of the picture.
Illustration of the Fête de la Fédération at Champ de Mars, July 14, 1790 (Musée de la Révolution française).
Painting of The Festival of the Supreme Being, June 8, 1794 (by Pierre-Antoine Demachy, 1794).
Illustration of Fête de la Concorde, May 21, 1848.
7th arrondissement of Paris
The 7th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as le septième.
View of the Eiffel Tower and Les Invalides, two landmarks of the 7th arrondissement
Construction of Hôtel de Salm, 1787. Paris, Musée Carnavalet.
Exposition Universelle in 1889, the entrance arch is known as the Eiffel Tower
Champ-de-Mars view from the top of the Eiffel Tower
