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There plenty of oportunities, for example Paris:As the river seine as winds its way through Paris, any number of bridges arch over it,connecting the Right Bank with the Left Bank. My kids demanded we take one of those touristy boat rides just for the fun of
gliding under the bridges, whooping underneath each one to hear their voices echo off the vaulted stone. With a wonderful sort of Gallic illogic, the oldest and most venerable is the Pont Neuf—literally, New
Bridge. At the tip of the Ile de la Cité, just downstream from Notre Dame , the Pont Neuf links the Right Bank’s 1st arrondissement (home of the Louvre ) with the Left Bank’s 6th arrondissement (home of the Sorbonne and the Luxembourg Gardens), so just about every visitor to Paris walks across this historic bridge at one time or another. But I often
wonder how many of them really see it, or how many stop to contemplate what a marvelous structure it is.Erected in 1578 (King Henry IV laid the
first stone), the Pont Neuf was radical when it was built. For one thing, it was not weighed down with houses and shops (like old London Bridge or the
Ponte Vecchio in Florence); its few original shops were removed in a 1606
reconstruction. For another thing, it featured
innovative raised pavements for
pedestrians—that is, sidewalks—and
soon became a favorite spot for leisurely
strolls, especially because its rounded
bays, like castellated balconies over the
river, were perfect for rendezvous. At
28m (92 ft.) wide, it was for a long time
the widest bridge in Paris, and it still carries
lots of traffic, including automobiles,which had not even been dreamed of
when it was designed. A statue of Henry IV on horseback stands mid-bridge on the island; the original was torn down and melted in the French Revolution.
For 4 centuries, the Pont Neuf has withstood all the floods that washed the
older bridges away—an impressive feat, considering that the original wooden posts still support the foundation. With 12 gracefully proportioned arches, it’s the longest bridge in Paris, combining a seven-arch section between the Right Bank and Ile de la Cité and a five-arch section
from the island on to the Left Bank.
(Yes, my kids insisted on counting the
arches, as well as the pairs of ornate iron
lampposts between them.) Even now,
with the Pompidou Expressway roaring
under its northernmost arch along the
Right Bank, the Pont Neuf presides over
the river with a majestic, calm elegance.
In 1985, the artists Christo and Jeanne-
Claude used the Pont Neuf for a famous
public art piece, wrapping it in silky
golden cloth for 2 weeks. That will never
happen again, but you can create your
own Pont Neuf moment. Look at it from
the quays, especially at night, when it is
brilliantly lit and the dark river laps dreamily
at its arches. Or stand on it in the daytime,
gazing at Notre Dame in one direction, the Eiffel Tower in the other—
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