Champ de Mars
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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
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.
View of the Eiffel Tower from the Eiffel Tower Stadium during the 2024 Olympics.
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).
Galerie des machines
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The Galerie des machines was a pavilion built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Located in the Grenelle district, the huge pavilion was made of iron, steel and glass. It was built by the e
La galerie des machines
Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show On Earth poster
Mounting the iron beams
Machines being installed, 1889