Île aux Cygnes

This is a continuation of our Citroën park walk (see the previous post).  From the park, we walked along the Port de Javel, which is an industrial-type port on the Seine.  Near the port were a variety of larger-than-life rusty iron sculptures depicting everyday life.  Here is a guy listening to the radio:

This statue of Abundance (by Jean Antoine Injalbert) on the Pont Mirabeau bridge appears to have fallen victim to some jokester or a clumsy construction worker.  Nice party hat.

This statue at the western end of the Île aux Cygnes is familiar!  It's a one-quarter scale version of the Statue of Liberty.  Parisian expats living in the U.S. donated this copy in 1889 to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The Île aux Cygnes is a 850m/2789ft long artificial island that runs down the middle of the Seine river, between the Pont de Grenelle bridge and the Pont de Bir-Hakeim.  It is only 11m/36ft wide at its widest point.

As we crossed the Pont de Grenelle to the island, we saw Lady Liberty signalling the balloon over in Parc André Citroën.

This is the view down the Allée des Cygnes, the path that runs down the center of the island.  You can see how narrow the island is; that is the Seine river on either side of it.

This is the view of the river's Left Bank along the Port de Grenelle.  This highrise district is called the Front de Seine, or also Beaugrenelle.  The multifaceted tower on the left is called the Tour Totem.  Skyscraperpage.com calls its architectural style "brutalist".  I guess I would agree.  The red tower to the right is the Hôtel Novotel Paris-Tour Eiffel.

The Cheminée du Front de Seine, on the left.

One last view of the back of the Statue of Liberty

Passing under the Pont Rouelle, a bridge that carries the RER-C train over the river.

Coming to the end of the island (and the walk), there is a great view of the Eiffel Tower.  In case you can't see it, that statue is kindly pointing it out to you.

This striking equestrian statue is called "La France Renaissante" (France Reborn) by Holger Wederkinch.