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Pont des Arts

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Pont des Arts is a pedestrian bridge over the Seine in Paris Ile de France, between the Louvre and the Institut de France.

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Pont des Arts — Pont des Arts seen from the riverbank with its iron arches
Pont des Arts — Pont des Arts seen from the riverbank with its iron archesPont des Arts — Pedestrians crossing the bridge toward the Institut de FrancePont des Arts — The bridge’s iron structure and stone supports above the SeinePont des Arts — Pont des Arts and the Louvre across the Seine at duskPont des Arts — View of the bridge’s iron framework from beneath the deckPont des Arts — A bridge lamp post with the Institut de France beyondPont des Arts — Silhouettes crossing Pont des Arts at sunset

Why go

  • Paris’s first iron bridge, linking the banks of the Seine.
  • The bridge aligns the Louvre’s Cour Carrée with the Institut de France across the river.

Opening hours

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Monday00:00 – 23:59
Tuesday00:00 – 23:59
Wednesday00:00 – 23:59
Thursday00:00 – 23:59
Friday00:00 – 23:59
Saturday00:00 – 23:59
Sunday00:00 – 23:59

Know before you go

  • The bridge is open 24 hours every day.

Tips for your visit

  • The city removed the love locks and redesigned the railing to prevent attaching them.
  • Walk across the bridge for views of the Seine and its monuments.

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  1. Its steel structure rests on six reinforced-concrete piers clad in natural stone.

    Pont des Arts - Wikipedia

  2. It is the first bridge downstream from Île de la Cité and Pont Neuf.

    Pont des Arts - Wikipedia

  3. The next bridge downstream is Pont du Carrousel.

    Pont des Arts - Wikipedia
  4. 64,000 people

    On opening day, 64,000 people crossed the Seine on the bridge for the first time.

    Pont des Arts - Wikipedia

  5. The bridge was reserved for pedestrians, who could rest there or stroll among trees in planters.

    Pont des Arts - Wikipedia

  6. Pont des Arts and Pont d’Austerlitz were France’s first cast-iron bridges.

    Pont des Arts - Wikipedia

  7. It is also called passerelle des Arts.

    Pont des Arts: how it describes itself (its own site, read by our site scan)

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History

The bridge was once a pedestrian promenade where people could rest and stroll among trees in planters. A greenhouse stood in its middle for a time.

  1. 1802–1804The original bridge was built to Louis-Alexandre de Cessart’s design by his pupil Jacques Vincent de Lacroix Dillon.
  2. early 19th centuryIts name came from the neighboring Louvre, then called Palais des Arts for its art collections.
  3. 1848A toll was charged to cross the bridge until the February Revolution.
  4. 1852Louis Visconti was commissioned to remodel the bridge as part of work to widen Quai de Conti.
  5. 1853After Visconti died, Hector Martin Lefuel continued the bridge works.
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  1. 1918A bomb damaged the bridge.
  2. 1961, 1973Ship collisions damaged its piers.
  3. 1975The bridge became a protected monument.
  4. 1977The bridge closed over safety concerns.
  5. 1979A barge struck a pier, collapsing a 60-metre section.
  6. March 1982–May 1984Louis Arretche led the reconstruction, reducing the spans from eight to seven to ease navigation.
  7. June 2014A railing section broke under the weight of love locks.

How to get there

  • On footThe bridge is between Quai François-Mitterrand on the right bank and Quai de Conti on the left.

Hidden gems nearby

  • Former greenhouseA greenhouse once stood in the middle of the bridge; it is a vanished historical feature.
  • Pont des Arts in 19th-century paintingsNineteenth-century painters depicted the bridge as a main subject or in the background.

Sources: Pont des Arts - Wikipedia · Pont des Arts - Wikipedia · Pont des Arts - Wikipedia · Pont des Arts: how it describes itself (its own… · checked 6 Oct 2026

Where
Quai de Conti Between Institut de France And Palais du Louvre, Paris, 75001

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Questions and answers

What else is Pont des Arts called?

It is also called passerelle des Arts.

How many people crossed Pont des Arts on opening day?

64,000 people crossed the Seine on the bridge that day.

Why is Pont des Arts called that?

The neighboring Louvre was then called Palais des Arts for its art collections.

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