Chilly scenes of Paris: The City of Light under snow

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)

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

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)

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