The first stone in the foundation of the bridge was laid on May 31.1578, King Henry III himself, his mother Catherine Medici and wife Queen Louise, and he was completed under King Henry IV.
The Pon-NEF Bridge has become a truly grandiose structure for its time. It was a real breakthrough in the architecture of the Middle Ages, since for the first time a bridge appeared in Paris, not built on the sides of houses and other buildings and was intended purely for a message between the two banks of the Seine. The merchants even lamented about this: they say, so much free space disappears in vain. Meanwhile, the “empty” pon-nova became the center of the street life of Paris, turning into a favorite place of walks. Here the local bohemia crowded, pocket thieves snooped, offered their services as a girl of easy behavior, healers were looking for patients, and bugwalls were traded.
The bridge differs in massiveness and is based on spans blocked by semicircular archaic arches.
It is decorated with serf turrets and a stone carvings and grotesque masks that are already characteristic of Renaissance. According to legend, there are exactly as many of them as the king had. In the years 1848-1855, Pon-Nenf was modified: the old arches were replaced in the same form, but lowered. Changed cornices with medallions. The right -bank part of the bridge consists of seven arches, and a left -bank out of four. In 1854, in the place where the ledges with the canvas were connected, metal lanterns were delivered.
The bridge acquires special uniqueness in the evening and at night, when the backlight turns on, and it begins to be placed to romantic meetings. No wonder, probably, back in 1991, the film “Lovers from the New Bridge” was shot here .. .
The Pon-NEF Bridge has become a truly grandiose structure for its time. It was a real breakthrough in the architecture of the Middle Ages, since for the first time a bridge appeared in Paris, not built on the sides of houses and other buildings and was intended purely for a message between the two banks of the Seine. The merchants even lamented about this: they say, so much free space disappears in vain. Meanwhile, the “empty” pon-nova became the center of the street life of Paris, turning into a favorite place of walks. Here the local bohemia crowded, pocket thieves snooped, offered their services as a girl of easy behavior, healers were looking for patients, and bugwalls were traded.
The bridge differs in massiveness and is based on spans blocked by semicircular archaic arches.
It is decorated with serf turrets and a stone carvings and grotesque masks that are already characteristic of Renaissance. According to legend, there are exactly as many of them as the king had. In the years 1848-1855, Pon-Nenf was modified: the old arches were replaced in the same form, but lowered. Changed cornices with medallions. The right -bank part of the bridge consists of seven arches, and a left -bank out of four. In 1854, in the place where the ledges with the canvas were connected, metal lanterns were delivered.
The bridge acquires special uniqueness in the evening and at night, when the backlight turns on, and it begins to be placed to romantic meetings. No wonder, probably, back in 1991, the film “Lovers from the New Bridge” was shot here .. .
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