Rita Crane Photography: Pont Marie along the Seine, Paris
Paris puts on a magic show at night! Love walking along the Seine with its shining reflections of city lights. On this chilly winter day I was exploring the Ile St. Louis and came across this exquisite ancient bridge, glowing golden during the blue hour. The Pont Marie, named after the 17th century engineer who designed it, is one of the oldest bridges of Paris, completed in 1635 and connecting the Ile St Louis to the right bank.
About the Pont Marie: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Marie
The following links are a great resource on the BRIDGES OF PARIS with old postcards and etchings showing the changes they went through as Paris grew and evolved.
Very fun if you like history!
lefildutemps.free.fr/paris/index.htm wonderful site with old photos (photos et historique des ponts)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_ponts_de_Paris from wikipedia (en francais) in French but you can see all the bridges and passarels listed, with information on each.
Tres bonne histoire du pont ici: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Marie , lefildutemps.free.fr/paris/pont_marie.htm et ici: www.insecula.com/salle/MS00800.html :
Here is a link to a wonderful series of old maps of the historic center of Paris, showing the development around the Ile de la Cite and Ile St. Louis from the 1400's to the 1800's.
paris1900.lartnouveau.com/paris00/ile_cite_st-louis.htm
Rita Crane Photography: Pont Marie along the Seine, Paris
Paris puts on a magic show at night! Love walking along the Seine with its shining reflections of city lights. On this chilly winter day I was exploring the Ile St. Louis and came across this exquisite ancient bridge, glowing golden during the blue hour. The Pont Marie, named after the 17th century engineer who designed it, is one of the oldest bridges of Paris, completed in 1635 and connecting the Ile St Louis to the right bank.
About the Pont Marie: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Marie
The following links are a great resource on the BRIDGES OF PARIS with old postcards and etchings showing the changes they went through as Paris grew and evolved.
Very fun if you like history!
lefildutemps.free.fr/paris/index.htm wonderful site with old photos (photos et historique des ponts)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_ponts_de_Paris from wikipedia (en francais) in French but you can see all the bridges and passarels listed, with information on each.
Tres bonne histoire du pont ici: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Marie , lefildutemps.free.fr/paris/pont_marie.htm et ici: www.insecula.com/salle/MS00800.html :
Here is a link to a wonderful series of old maps of the historic center of Paris, showing the development around the Ile de la Cite and Ile St. Louis from the 1400's to the 1800's.
paris1900.lartnouveau.com/paris00/ile_cite_st-louis.htm