The Pont Louis-Philippe connects the Quai Bourbon on the Ile St Louis to the Quai de l’Hôtel de Ville on the Right Bank.
It was named after King Louis-Philippe who laid the first stone of the first bridge, a wooden suspension bridge, on July 29, 1833.
This event took place during the festivities that marked his accession to the throne after the Revolution of 1830 which also known as Révolution de Juillet.
It was named after King Louis-Philippe who laid the first stone of the first bridge, a wooden suspension bridge, on July 29, 1833.
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| Pont Louis-Philippe at sunrise |
This event took place during the festivities that marked his accession to the throne after the Revolution of 1830 which also known as Révolution de Juillet.