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.

1615+ 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 97

    Rue des Maronites

    Mon, 27 July · 6:17am Facing NE Street View
  • Sunset alignment 100

    Rue d'Oradour-sur-Glane

    Tue, 28 July · arrive 9:04pm Facing NW Street View
  • Moonrise alignment 90

    Rue Raymond Radiguet

    Thu, 30 July · 10:05pm Facing SE Street View
  • Moonset alignment 98

    Rue Alexandre Dumas

    Fri, 31 July · arrive 7:41am Facing W Street View

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