<<As an avid traveler, I know how helpful it can be to see a map when searching for a location on Google. Using our Universal Search technology, we have provided maps in our search results for more than two years. However, as any traveler could tell you, knowing the geographical location of a place is only part of the story. It's often just as valuable to get a sense of what the place is like, and there's no better way to do that than by looking at images of some of its most important sights.

Now, when you search for locations using Google Search, you may see pictures from that place alongside a map. You can click on any of those images to go to the photos layer on Google Maps where you can browse many more geo-tagged photos.>>

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/seeing-world-with-improved-google.html

Googleblog says:

"It's often just as valuable to get a sense of what the place is like, and there's no better way to do that than by looking at images of some of its most important sights."

It then gives the example of searching [paris].
http://www.google.com/search?q=paris&num=1&as_q=

Why does it show an atypical view of the Eiffel Tower?