Rating: 9,3/10 (7583 votes) The Chateau Bridge is one of the oldest bridges in Paris and the entire French state. The first buildings on this site date back approximately to the 9th century. The bridges at that time were wooden and did not last long. The bridge collapsed, repaired and rebuilt several dozen times, even the French themselves could not recognize it if they had not been in this district of Paris for a long time. In the 15th century, the bridge became a financial hub, as it connected the mills to the marketplaces. There were more than a hundred shops of all sorts of merchants in this small area. Therefore, it is not surprising that this bridge has collapsed dozens of times. During the period when the royal residence was in the Louvre, this bridge was closed to commoners, because the royal family passed through it to pray to the church. With the coming to power of Louis XIV in the 1650s, the bridge began to be populated again by merchants. All buildings from this bridge were completely removed only in the 18th century, and the legendary Parisian developer gave it its modern look Baron Osman. At the moment, the bridge has three arches and can withstand traffic and pedestrian flows. We also recommend reading Family & Kids Park Zoo in UAE, Abu Dhabi Resort Topic: The Bridge of Changes in France, Paris resort. |