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Attractions Near Pont-Neuf, Paris | MyTravelGuide.com
Located in the very heart of the Jardin des Tuileries in an Orangerie dating from the Second Empire, this mus...
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La Seine and Its Bridges- Paris, France - VirtualTourist.com
The Pont Neuf was commissioned by Henry III in 1576. Despite its name, which translates as New Bridge, it is now the oldest bridge in Paris. Henry III was in tears when he laid the foundation stone for the bridge in May 1578. This was because he had just returned from funeral services for two close ...
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Pont-Neuf - Paris - Welcome to Italy
This is the oldest bridge in Paris; work started on it in 1578 under Henry III, and it was finished in 1606 under Henry IV. For the way it was conceived, however, it is extremely modern, even revolutionary if compared to the designs of bridges before it. All the other bridges in the city, in fact, h...
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Pont Neuf, Paris
before the bridge was officially opened by King Henry IV, who named the bridge 'Pont Neuf'. After the his death, an equestrian statue of the King was erected at the center of the bridge, on the square du Vert-Galant. The bronze statue was knocked over and melted down during the French Revolution, bu...
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