Pont Saint Michel

By on 08/08/2010 in Paris

Point Saint Michel Pont Saint Michel

Pont Saint Michel is a bridge linking the Place St Michel on the left bank of the river Seine to the Ile de la Cite. It was named after the nearby chapel of Saint-Michel. It is near Sainte Chapelle and the Palais de Justice. The present 62-metre-long bridge dates to 1857.

History

First constructed in 1378, it has been rebuilt several times, most recently in 1857.

The modern bridge

The present 62-metre-long bridge dates to 1857, requiring only seven months for construction, from the date the older bridge was closed to traffic, and was designed on three 17.2m arches by Paul-Martin Gallocher de Lagalisserie and Paul Vaudrey. It was the site of many of the killings of the Paris massacre of 1961. (Text Source: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia)

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