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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).
1787 - 1791, 1930 - 1932. Architecte (s) Jean-Rodolphe Perronet (1791) Henri Lang (1932) Historique. Protection. Inscrit MH ( 1975) modifier. Le pont de la Concorde est un pont de Paris qui franchit la Seine entre le quai des Tuileries ( place de la Concorde) et le quai d'Orsay.
Pont de la Concorde, stone-arch bridge crossing the Seine River in Paris at the Place de la Concorde. The masterpiece of Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, the bridge was conceived in 1772 and completed in 1791 using the demolished Bastille as a source for masonry.
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Apr 12, 2021 · In fact, you may not know it, but the Pont de la Concorde, then known as the Pont Louis XVI, was built using ashlar from the ruins of the famous Bastille prison, after it was taken in 1789! This ...
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Jul 13, 2010 · Abolishing its original name of Pont Louis XVI, the Pont de la Révolution was completed in 1791. Like the Place de la Révolution, the site of the guillotine that became the Place de la Concorde ...
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet (27 October 1708 – 27 February 1794) was a French architect and structural engineer known for his many stone arch bridges. His best-known work is the Pont de la Concorde (1787). Early life. Perronet was born in Suresnes, a suburb of Paris, the son of a Swiss Guardsman . [1] .
Pont de la Concorde, a bridge completed with the Bastille fortress’ stones. The Pont de la Concorde, a magnificent testament to Parisian engineering and history, stands as a vital link between the Place de la Concorde and the Assemblée Nationale on the Left Bank of the Seine River.