There are cold rainy saturday mornings when you stay in the warmth, under the cosy covers of your bed. And others, where you drag yourself out of bed, put on your wellies, grab your umbrella and go for a walk. Especially when you are lucky to live in a city such as Paris.
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Built at the very end of the 19th century and inaugurated for the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle, the bridge is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful bridges in Paris. It is without doubt, the most exuberant, with it’s ornate features and gilded statues.
On several photos you may notice the mention ‘1910’, which mark the rememberance of the Great Flood of Paris and the heights the waters reached. At it’s highest, the river rose 6 meters above it’s normal level, flooding many areas of the city through tunnels and sewers. You can see some pretty amazing photos of it here.
As you wander along the river banks, there is an entire row of trees engraved with hearts and names. So much that you can barely read most of them anymore/
Or the insanity of a trend that ran completely out of hand. Originally placed on the Pont des Arts as a romantic gesture, the amount of locks became so large (an estimated 1 million !) that part of the parapet of the bridge actually collapsed and many became worried that the bridge itself could not sustain the added weight of the locks. Locks were removed and panels covered with plywood, and later glass, and yet people still find ways to attach locks. EVERYWHERE.
Or New Bridge (And not Nine Bridge, as I first thought before my knowledge of the French language was perfected!), is actually the oldest surviving bridge of Paris, and was inaugurated by King Henry 4th in 1607. The heads sculpted on it, known as mascarons, represent divinities and satyrs of ancient mythology
© 2026 Emma-Jane Browne
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