Pont de la Concorde (Paris)
Pont de la Concorde | |
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The Pont de la Concorde with the musée de l'Orangerie (left) and the Louvre in the background | |
| Coordinates | 48°51′48.32″N 02°19′10.49″E / 48.8634222°N 2.3195806°E |
| Crosses | Seine |
| Locale | Paris, France |
| Next upstream | Passerelle Léopold- Sédar-Senghor |
| Next downstream | Pont Alexandre III |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Jean-Rodolphe Perronet |
| Total length | 153 metres (502 ft) |
| Width | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1787 |
| Opened | 1791 |
| Location | |
The Pont de la Concorde is an arch bridge across the Seine in Paris connecting the Quai des Tuileries at the Place de la Concorde (on the Rive Droite) and the Quai d'Orsay (on the Rive Gauche). It has formerly been known as the "Pont Louis XVI", "Pont de la Révolution", "Pont de la Concorde", "Pont Louis XVI" again during the Bourbon Restoration (1814); in 1830, its name was changed again to Pont de la Concorde, the name it has retained to this day. It is served by the Metro stations Assemblée nationale and Concorde.