Pont de la Concorde (Paris)

Pont de la Concorde
The Pont de la Concorde with the musée de l'Orangerie (left) and the Louvre in the background
Coordinates48°51′48.32″N 02°19′10.49″E / 48.8634222°N 2.3195806°E / 48.8634222; 2.3195806
CrossesSeine
LocaleParis, France
Next upstreamPasserelle Léopold-
Sédar-Senghor
Next downstreamPont Alexandre III
Characteristics
DesignJean-Rodolphe Perronet
Total length153 metres (502 ft)[1]
Width18 metres (59 ft)
History
Construction start1787
Opened1791
Location
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The Pont de la Concorde is an arch bridge across the Seine in Paris connecting the Quai des Tuileries at the Place de la Concorde (on the Rive Droite) and the Quai d'Orsay (on the Rive Gauche). It has formerly been known as the "Pont Louis XVI", "Pont de la Révolution", "Pont de la Concorde", "Pont Louis XVI" again during the Bourbon Restoration (1814); in 1830, its name was changed again to Pont de la Concorde, the name it has retained to this day. It is served by the Metro stations Assemblée nationale and Concorde.

  1. ^ "Pont de la Concorde (1791)". Structurae—International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering (in French). Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag. Retrieved 4 October 2014.