Paris - Panoramic pictures
Paris - 16/07/2004 - 21:33
The River Seine viewed from the Pont des Arts The first bridge down river after the Pont-Neuf is the Pont des Arts, a pedestrian footbridge. It was Paris's first iron bridge when it was erected in 1803 but it has been rebuilt many times the last time in 1985. The name Pont des Arts (Arts Bridge) comes from the former name of the Palais du Louvre (Louvre Palace), or Palais des Arts (Arts Palace) during the First Empire. It offers a pleasant walk between the Louvre museum and the Institut de France (seen on both ends of the bridge).
