Description
Paysage urbain. La Seine, port et quai des Célestins, quai de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Saint Gervais, beffroi de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, théâtre du Châtelet, palais du Louvre, île Saint-Louis, quai d'Anjou, berges, remorqueurs, péniches, chalands, barques, bateuax-lavoirs, grue, charrettes, chevaux, personnages, omnibus, réverbères
Image Licence
Public Domain
Image Credit
Courtesy of Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris
Location
Pont-Marie, Paris, France
Country
France
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture
TWW Comment
The Pont Marie derives its name from the engineer Christophe Marie, who proposed its construction beginning in 1605 in order to augment and assist in the urbanisation of the île Saint-Louis. However the bridge was not actually approved for building by the king until 1614, at which point Louis XIII laid the first stone as part of a formal bridge building ceremony. Following approval, the Pont Marie's construction was spread out over 20 years, from 1614 to 1635 and is one of the oldest bridges in Paris. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Marie)
