Photo: Photo via Wikimedia Commons (Bir-Hakeim_bridge,_Paris_24_June_2021.jpg). The file page is the source of record for creator and license. Source. License: Usually CC, public domain, or another license listed on the file page.

Pont de Bir-Hakeim

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Pont de Bir-Hakeim, 75015 Paris, France

The iron bridge and its colonnade were the stage for Inception’s café explosion and folding-city sequence, with the Métro running overhead.

Visiting

Generally a public or visitor-facing place. Check opening hours, tickets, and filming-tour rules before you go.

Filmed here

Inception

2010

Scene: The café explosion and Paris folding-city sequence.

Midnight in Paris

2011

Scene: Additional Paris bridge atmosphere in the present-day story.

Sources & photo credits

Place notes are curated for Spotlywood from the title, the scene, and publicly documented filming locations.
Photo: Photo via Wikimedia Commons (Bir-Hakeim_bridge,_Paris_24_June_2021.jpg). The file page is the source of record for creator and license. File page. Usually CC, public domain, or another license listed on the file page.