Royal Bridge
Pavillon de Flore, River Seine, Paris, France
Description:
At the beginning of the XX century, the Royal Bridge entered the list of historical monuments of Paris. It is the third oldest bridge in Paris, but the first in terms of the number of reconstructions.
Since 1550, on the site where the Royal Bridge is now located, a ferry worked to cross the Seine. In 1632, the wooden bridge of St. Anne with 15 arches was built here. For the first time it was repaired after 17 years, and after another 2 years completely rebuilt. After a fire in 1654, the bridge burned down and was rebuilt by the 60th year.
After half of the arches were swept away by a flood in 1884, Louis XIV decided to build a stone bridge on the site. He gave it the name Pont Royal, which means "Royal Bridge".