Swan Island

In Paris, there is an interesting island that was created not by nature, but by man in 1825. This is the Swan Island, intended as a dam on the Seine River, necessary for the metro. The name remains from the former island, which in 1773 was connected to the Champ de Mars. The length of the island reaches 890 meters and a width of about 20 meters.

This relatively small island also has its own attractions. These include the proximity to the famous Eiffel Tower, as well as an exact mini-copy of the New York Statue of Liberty (height 11.5 meters) installed here in 1889. Her face faces west, holding a sign with the dates of American Independence Day and Bastille Day. This is a reciprocal gift to the American people, the French for the real huge Statue of Liberty (height 46 meters) presented to them a little earlier on the 100th anniversary of independence.

Three bridges cross the island. In the eastern part - Bir-Hakem Bridge, it is a two-level structure, in the upper part there is a subway, and in the lower part there are cars and pedestrians. The bridges of Ruel and Grenel, in the western and central parts, are used for the movement of cars and pedestrians. Along the island stretches a green alley with more than 320 species of different trees. On the edges of the alley there are comfortable benches on which Parisians and tourists like to relax.