Tukuk-OS🌉 Pont Notre-Dame
France · Europe · 48.86°N, 2.35°E
The Pont Notre-Dame is a bridge that crosses the Seine in Paris, France linking the quai de Gesvres on the Rive Droite with the quai de la Corse on the Île de la Cité. The bridge is noted for being the "most ancient" in Paris, in the sense that, while the oldest bridge in Paris that is in its original state is undoubtedly the Pont Neuf, a bridge in some form has existed at the site of the Pont Notre-Dame since antiquity; nonetheless, it has been destroyed and reconstructed numerous times, a fact referred to in the Latin inscription on it to honor its Italian architect, Fra Giovanni Giocondo. The bridge once was lined with approximately sixty houses, the weight of which caused a collapse in 1499.
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Quick facts
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Europe |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 48.86°N, 2.35°E · view on map |
Pont Notre-Dame is located in France, in Europe.
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