Pont des Arts | |
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| Coordinates | 48°51′30″N 2°20′15″E / 48.85833°N 2.33750°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Seine |
| Locale | Paris, France |
| Official name | Pont des Arts |
| Other name(s) | Pont d'Aya |
| Next upstream | Pont Neuf |
| Next downstream | Pont du Carrousel |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Width | 11 m (36 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1981 |
| Construction end | 1984 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Free both ways |
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The Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the River Seine. It links the Institut de France and the central square (cour carrée) of the Palais du Louvre, (which had been termed the "Palais des Arts" under the First French Empire).