Champ de Mars, Urban park near École Militaire, Paris, France
The Champ de Mars extends from the Eiffel Tower to the École Militaire, featuring wide green lawns, playgrounds, and tree-lined pathways across 24.5 hectares.
The park served as military training grounds for the École Militaire in the 18th century, named after Mars, the Roman god of war.
Parisians gather on the lawns with picnic baskets while tourists photograph the Eiffel Tower, creating a blend of local and international atmosphere.
The park maintains open access 24 hours daily, with four children's playgrounds, basketball courts, puppet theaters, and dedicated spaces for recreational activities.
Every evening, visitors watch the Eiffel Tower's illumination display with 20,000 lights from the park's unobstructed vantage points at scheduled hourly intervals.
Location: 7th arrondissement of Paris
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Address: 75007 Paris, France 75007 Paris
Opening Hours: 24/7
Website: https://paris.fr/lieux/parc-du-champ-de-mars-1807#acces
GPS coordinates: 48.85613,2.29803
Latest update: November 20, 2025 21:44
This route covers two millennia of Parisian construction history, showing the architectural layers of the city. It includes Roman remains such as the first-century Lutetia arenas, medieval structures, classical palaces, and modern constructions from the 19th and 20th centuries. Each location documents specific building phases and technical developments in the French capital. The selection ranges from well-known landmarks to less visited historical sites. The 1889 Eiffel Tower stands alongside Roman thermal bath fragments and medieval churches. This collection allows visitors to trace urban development from the ancient settlement of Lutetia to the modern metropolis and compare different architectural styles.
Eiffel Tower
355 m
Lavirotte Building
393 m
Mur pour la Paix
420 m
Monument to the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
246 m
American Library in Paris
316 m
Fontaine de Mars
406 m
Institute of the House of Bourbon
319 m
Square Rapp
359 m
3 square Rapp, Paris
381 m
Carré Suffren
392 m
Immeuble de la Société théosophique
358 m
Gustave Eiffel
389 m
Esplanade des Ouvriers-de-la-Tour-Eiffel
360 m
Square Sédillot
367 m
Scenic viewpoint
404 m
Central lawns of the Champ-de-Mars
65 m
Tour Eiffel 3e étage
351 m
Manège 1913
261 m
Pharmacie de la Bourdonnais
287 m
Hôtel Rateau
236 m
Tour Eiffel 2e étage
351 m
Octave Gréard
335 m
Immeuble Les Arums
413 m
41 avenue de La Bourdonnais, Paris
248 m
1 avenue Charles-Floquet, Paris
299 m
Palais de l'Électricité
385 m
18 rue Sédillot, Paris
372 m
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