{"id":11289,"date":"2022-09-27T09:06:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T08:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paris-shuttle.com\/\/the-new-bridge\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T11:48:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T10:48:21","slug":"pont-neuf-new-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paris-shuttle.com\/en\/pont-neuf-new-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Pont Neuf (\u201cNew Bridge\u201d)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><span class=\"tadv-color\">1st arrondissement of Paris <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"tadv-color\">&#8211; Quai de la M\u00e9gisserie &#8211; Quai des Grands Augustins &#8211; 75001 Paris<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11289 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com\/paris-shuttle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03142728\/paris-3381276_640-1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com\/paris-shuttle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03142728\/paris-3381276_640-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.56%;max-width:640px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com\/paris-shuttle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03142728\/france-3823588_640-1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com\/paris-shuttle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03142728\/france-3823588_640-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:640px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com\/paris-shuttle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03142727\/paris-967186_640-1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com\/paris-shuttle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03142727\/paris-967186_640-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:30%;max-width:640px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Despite its name, the Pont Neuf (New Bridge) is <strong>the oldest<\/strong> standing stone bridge in Paris.<\/li>\n<li>It consists of 2 spans, separated by solid ground and the equestrian statue of Henri IV.<\/li>\n<li>This bridge had many innovations: <strong>stones<\/strong> instead of wood, <strong>no houses<\/strong> and there were <strong>sidewalks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The first stone was laid by<strong> Henri III<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Due to religious and political unrests, the construction of the Bridge was suspended during <strong>10 years<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The construction was resumed in 1599 under the reign of <strong>Henri IV<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The bridge was opened to traffic in 1604 and was inaugurated by Henri IV in 1607.<\/li>\n<li>The equestrian statue of Henri IV, <strong>was the first effigy to be placed on a public thoroughfare<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Henri IV never had the chance to see his equestrian statue since it was erected 4 years after his assassination.<\/li>\n<li>Henri IV built a <strong>hydraulic water pump<\/strong> located on the bridge to supply the Louvre with water, which got the name Samaritaine. 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