Overview of Parc Champ de Mars, with a view on the Eiffel Tower and the Wall of Peace

Parc Champ de Mars: Tour Eiffel and Wall of Peace - Paris visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Parc Champ de Mars: Tour Eiffel and Wall of Peace' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Paris.

Named after the Roman god of War, the Parc du Champ de Mars one of the largest parks in Paris. With the Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel), the most popular tourist attraction in Paris, at the northern end it is also one of the most photographed.

Parc du Champ de Mars originally covered 42 hectares, but was reduced in size by Jean-Camille Fromigé for the 1889 Universal Exposition (Expositions Universelles) and again by early 20th century developers. It now covers 24.5 hectares.

At the eastern end of the Parc du Champ de Mars is the Ecole Militaire. Here also is the Monument of Peace (Wall of Peace), which contains the word 'Peace' written on 32 columns in 32 languages. The Monument of Peace was installed in 2000.

Metro: Champ du Mars / Tour Eiffel (Line 6), Dupleix (line 6), Ecole Militaire (Line 8)