By: Aslan Shetov

Period 6

LA PONT NEUF

WHERE IS IT LOCATED?

• It is located at rive a gauche

• The Arrondissement is number 7

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN BUILT…ETC.

• It was built in the year of 1577

• Finished at the year of 1607

• Idea by King Henry the II

• King Henry III laid first stone

• Finished by King Henry IV

• Made to have houses

• It has been around for 436 years!!

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE/POINT…ETC.

• Other bridges were crowded

• Needed space for pedestrians

• Was used for horses to cross

• Meant for carriages to cross

• Three Kings made the bridge

• Right by the heart of Medieval Paris

INTERESTING FACTS

• Oldest bridge

• No houses for the first time

• La Pont Neuf= “New Bridge”

• Was the widest bridge

• Has sept arches

• Oldest bridge remaining today

WOULD I GO TO THIS PLACE?

• Oui, I would because it is very historical since 1607.

• Made right by Medieval Paris

• Very beautiful place

• Huge tourist attraction

• Made for pedestrians

PICTURES OF LA PONT NEUF