Pont Royal, Paris

Pont Royal, Paris
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Pont Royal is a bridge across the River Seine in Paris. It is the third oldest bridge in Paris after Pont Neuf and Pont Marie.

Pont Royal connects the Right Bank of the Seine, near Pavillon de Flore, with the Left Bank, near rue du Bac.

The earliest incarnation of Pont Royal was a wooden toll bridge built in 1632. That early bridge was known as pont Sainte-Anne. It suffered numerous misfortunes, including being burnt in 1654, flooded in 1656, rebuilt in 1660, reenforced propped up in 1673 and finally was swept away by a mighty flood in 1684.

In 1685 a new bridge was constructed. It was financed by King Louis XIV, who renamed it Pont Royal. Following the French Revolution, the bridge was renamed pont National. Under Napoléon I, the bridge was renamed Pont des Tuileries, and kept that name until the Restoration in 1814, when King Louis XVIII renamed it Pont Royal.

Pont Royal was registered as one of the historic monuments of Paris in 1939, along with Pont Neuf and Pont Marie.

How to reach Pont Royal

Take the RER rapid transit train to the Musée d'Orsay subway station.

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