
A salesman holds models of the Eiffel Tower in front of the real thing during the first snowfall of the season in Paris

People wait to enter the Louvre museum as snow falls

The snow-covered fountain at the Place de la Concorde

A man takes a photo of a snow-covered statue in the Tuileries gardens

The snow-covered Tuileries gardens

Tourists climb the steps leading up to the Sacre Coeur basilica in Montmartre

Tourists find a suitable, elevated vantage point to snap their images of a snow-covered capital

Paris Garnier Opera and houses are blanketed with snow

People build a snowman in front of the Invalides Church

A white pigeon flies as snow falls near the Eiffel Tower

The base of the Eiffel Tower is barely visible as a couple walk in a heavy snowfall

Tourists build a snowman in front of the Eiffel Tower, complete with a typically French beret

Pigeons huddle on the gate in front of Notre-Dame cathedral

People walk on the snow-covered square in front of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral

Pigeons gather on the snow next to the Arc de Triomphe

A motorcyclist speaks with a mechanic after losing control of his bike at the snow-covered Place de la Concorde

A seagull perches on a street lamp under heavy snowfall, near the ferris wheel in the Tuileries Gardens

Teenagers throw snow balls on the Place de la Concorde

Parisian rooftops under the snow