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TEC4604833: Pont des Arts Pont des Arts, Paris 6th arrondissement, reconstruction in 1981 by Louis Arretche. The Passerelle des Arts, the first iron bridge in Paris, had the mission of joining the Institut de France and the Louvre, which was then called the Palais des Arts. Reserved for pawns, it was built from 1801 to 1804. It initially consisted of nine arches. Following numerous river accidents, its reconstruction was decided in 1981 but two arches were removed to line them up on the Pont Neuf. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4605077: Square du Vert Galant (Vert-Galant), Ile de la Cite, Paris. And the new bridge, architect Jacques Androuet du Cerceau, construction 1578-1604. The oldest bridge in Paris. Henry III laid the first stone in 1578. Interrupted between 1588 and 1599 by civil wars, it was not inaugurated until 1607 by Henry IV. In 1854 candelabres were installed by Victor Balard. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4605394: Pol Bury's spheres (1985) at the Palais Royal in Paris. Pol Bury's two slowly moving horizontal fountains with metal balls were placed in 1985 on the court of Orleans, between the Constitutional Council and the Ministry of Culture. Photography 23/02/05., Bury, Pol (1922-2005) / Bridgeman Images