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It stands by the western (downstream) point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the river that was, between 250 and 225 BCE, the birthplace of Paris, then known as Lutetia and, during the medieval period, the heart of the city.
Pont Neuf, the oldest existing bridge across the Seine River via the Île de la Cité in Paris, built, with interruptions in the work, from 1578 to 1607. It was designed by Baptiste du Cerceau and Pierre des Illes, who may have made use of an earlier design by Guillaume Marchand.
Pont Neuf in Paris is the oldest bridge in the city, dating back to the sixteenth century. Pont Neuf history. In 1577 King Henri III decreed that a new bridge should be built over the Seine and appointed a committee to ensure the project’s steady progress.
19 Νοε 2023 · Pont-Neuf is a stone bridge built in different stages between 1578 and 1607. The construction of a new bridge was decided in 1577 by King Henri III, who laid the first stone on the 31st of May 1578 in the presence of Mother Queen Catherine of Medicis and Queen Louise of Lorraine.
26 Νοε 2024 · The Pont Neuf in Paris (meaning new bridge in English), is, despite its name, the oldest bridge in the city. Impressive and incredibly beautiful, the 230m bridge connects the right and the left bank via the Île de la Cité. It’s a vital and historical link across the river and has existed for over 400 years.
23 Αυγ 2015 · The bridge is called Pont Neuf, which, in English, translated to “the new bridge” (despite its being the oldest bridge in Paris in our times). Today we’ll tell its story. The order for building this bridge was given by King Henri III in 1577, and he even laid its cornerstone in 1578.
It is quite ironic and a little puzzling that the oldest standing bridge in Paris should be called the Pont Neuf (New Bridge). A span of five arches crosses the Seine from the Left Bank to the western end of the Ile de la Cité , and another span of seven arches joins the island to the Right Bank.
