Pont Neuf

Pont Neuf, the oldest existing bridge across the Seine River via the Île de la Cité in Paris, built, with interruptions in the work, from 1578 to 1607. It was designed by Baptiste du Cerceau and Pierre des Illes, who may have made use of an earlier design by Guillaume Marchand. For centuries the Pont Neuf, filled with shops and traffic, was the centre of Paris life. Its “long arm” consisted of seven arches from...