Chilly scenes of Paris: The City of Light under snow

The Eiffel Tower looms over a rarely all-white Trocadero Gardens on Monday. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN, AFP / Getty Images)

Feb. 4, 2009 10:55 PM PT

Chilly scenes of Paris under snow: Sacre Coeur

Snow makes for a slippery walk down the steps of Montmartre hill in front of the Sacre Coeur basilica in Paris. (MIGUEL MEDINA, AFP / Getty Images)

Chilly scenes of winter in snowy Paris: Notre Dame

A carpet of snow leads up to Notre Dame Cathedral. (MIGUEL MEDINA, AFP/Getty Images)

Chilly scenes of Paris under snow: Eiffel Tower

Richard Serra’s “Clara-Clara” installation, standing in stark relief because of the snow, frames a strolling couple and the Obelisk in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. (BORIS HORVAT, AFP/Getty Images)

Chilly scenes of Paris under snow: Arc de Triomphe

Snow covers a bench on the Champs-Elysees in front of the Arc de Triomphe. (BORIS HORVAT, AFP/Getty Images)