Pont des Arts

The Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the River Seine. It links the Institut de France and the central square of the Palais du Louvre, which had been termed the "Palais des Arts" under the First French Empire.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge across the Seine in Paris
  • Also known as: “pont des Arts”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orsay Museum and Louvre Pyramid.

Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. is situated 1 km west of Pont des Arts.

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The is a large glass-and-metal entrance way and skylight designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. The pyramid is in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace in , surrounded by three smaller pyramids of the same style which also serve as lightwells. is situated 310 metres northwest of Pont des Arts.

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The is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in , . It stands by the western point of the , the island in the middle of the river that between 250 and 225 BC was the birthplace of Paris. is situated 330 metres east of Pont des Arts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Quartier des Halles.

Quarter
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is one of the four administrative quarters of the , , located around the church of the former Abbey of .

Quarter
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The is the second administrative district in Paris, forming part of the . Covering an area of ​​41.2 hectares, it is bounded by Rue de Rivoli to the south, Rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs to the west, Rue Étienne-Marcel to the north, and Boulevard de Sébastopol to the east.

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The centre of contemporary and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.

Pont des Arts

Latitude
48.85844° or 48° 51′ 30″ north
Longitude
2.33754° or 2° 20′ 15″ east
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V85Q+92
Open­Street­Map ID
way 176396893
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
8426575
Wiki­data ID
Q1329141
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Pont des Arts” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر الفنون”
  • Armenian: “Արվեստների կամուրջ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sənətlər körpüsü”
  • Basque: “Arteen zubia (Paris)”
  • Basque: “Arteen zubia”
  • Bulgarian: “Пон дез Ар”
  • Catalan: “pont des Arts”
  • Catalan: “Pont des Arts”
  • Chinese: “艺术桥”
  • Chinese: “藝術橋”
  • Czech: “Pont des Arts”
  • Danish: “Pont des Arts”
  • Dutch: “Passerelle des Arts”
  • Dutch: “Pont des Arts”
  • Finnish: “Pont des Arts”
  • French: “passerelle des Arts”
  • French: “Passerelle des Arts”
  • French: “pont des Arts, Paris”
  • French: “pont des Arts”
  • French: “Pont des Arts”
  • Galician: “Pont des Arts”
  • German: “Passerelle des Arts”
  • German: “Pont des Arts”
  • Greek: “Πον ντεζ Αρ”
  • Hebrew: “גשר האמנויות”
  • Hebrew: “פון דז אר”
  • Hungarian: “Pont des Arts”
  • Indonesian: “Pont des Arts”
  • Italian: “Pont des Arts”
  • Japanese: “ポンデザール”
  • Korean: “퐁데자르”
  • Malay: “Pont des Arts”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “pont des Arts”
  • Persian: “پون ده آر”
  • Polish: “Pont des Arts”
  • Portuguese: “Pont des Arts”
  • Romanian: “Pont des Arts”
  • Russian: “Мост Искусств”
  • Slovak: “Pont des Arts”
  • Spanish: “Pont des Arts”
  • Spanish: “puente de las Artes”
  • Spanish: “Puente de las Artes”
  • Thai: “ปงเดซาร์”
  • Turkish: “Arts Köprüsü”
  • Turkish: “Pont des Arts”
  • Ukrainian: “Міст Мистецтв”
  • Urdu: “پون دے آر”
  • Vietnamese: “Cầu Pont des Arts”
  • Vietnamese: “Pont des Arts”
  • “pont des Arts”

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