Maybe a bit difficult to find a place to enjoy Paris from above. You have to find a high building then! But, unfortunately, there is a regulation, issued by Paris Prefecture which regulates the height of the building inside the Paris Prefecture. The only commercial place which you can utilize to enjoy Paris from above is Tour Eiffel. You need to spend 11 Euros to reach, at least, to reach up to the middle of the tower. But, don't worry, its worth enough! There is some cafe and souvenir shops as well in the middle level of the tower.
Fig 1. Jardin de Champ de Mars viewed from the middle of Tour Eiffel. The far away black tower is Montparnasse tower.
Fig 2. Seine River viewed from the middle of Tour Eiffel. Could you point where Arc de Triomph is?
The most worth thing to be considered is off course we can lean back on the Eiffel Tower. The only way to do that is just buying the ticket to access the tower :P
Fig 3. Lean back on the Eiffel Tower :P .
The second place worth to enjoy Paris from above is Montmartre Sacre Coeur. It's a medieval Catholic Church in the northern part of Paris. Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica on its summit. Located at the top of the hill just made this church as the highest land-based place in Paris. There is also a cable car (Gondola) as well to enjoy north of Paris from above and enjoying its fresh air. This place is also known as one of the spots of souvenir shops in Paris.
Fig 4. Montmartre Sacre Coeur.
Fig 5. Paris viewed from Montmartre Sacre Coeur.
Another place you can enjoy Paris from above is Montparnase Tower, not far from Eiffel Tower. But, since I have never reached there, I am sorry I won't be able to describe more about it.
The next place having the possibility to enjoy Paris from above is Tour Zamansky. This tower belongs to Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), located next to Metro Jussie. Unfortunately, this tower is just opened to public only once a year during the inauguration of the Campus, a day in October.
Fig 7. Eiffel viewed from Tour Zamansky, UPMC. The lower picture was captured with zoom mode.
Vitry-sur-Seine, 9 Octobre 2016, 10:29 PM
