Map of street alignments in Paris
Haussmann's golden axes

Paris

Île-de-France, France

Baron Haussmann's 19th-century redesign of Paris produced a city of long, deliberate axes — the Champs-Élysées, Avenue de l'Opéra, the Rue de Rivoli — many of which were laid out with sightlines and monumental views in mind. The result is one of the great alignment cities, where boulevards line up with the sun and a famous monument in the same frame.

1547+ Alignment spots · next 14 days
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Top Alignment Spots

The top sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset alignment in Paris for the next 7 days, pulled live from the app's forecast.

  • Sunrise alignment 100

    Quai de la Seine

    Quartier de la Villette

    Sat, 6 June · 5:49am Facing NE Street View
  • Sunset alignment 100

    Avenue d'Ivry

    Quartier de la Gare

    Sat, 6 June · arrive 9:19pm Facing NW Street View
  • Moonrise alignment 95

    Rue de Patay

    Quartier de la Gare

    Sun, 31 May · 10:36pm Facing SE Street View
  • Moonset alignment 87

    Rue du Printemps

    Quartier des Batignolles

    Mon, 1 June · arrive 5:25am Facing SW Street View

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