Pont Neuf

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Pont Neuf is a historic stone arch bridge spanning the Garonne River in Toulouse, France, and one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.


Statements (35)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge
historic monument
stone arch bridge
architecturalStyle arch bridge
constructionEnd 1632
constructionStart 1544
coordinates 43.599°N 1.441°E
country France
crosses Garonne River NERFINISHED
floodResistanceDesign arches and openings to let floodwaters pass
hasNearbyLandmark Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques
Place du Pont Neuf
hasTraffic bicycles
motor vehicles
pedestrians
hasUse road bridge
heritageDesignationDate 1840
heritageStatus Monument historique of France
imageSubjectOf tourist photographs of Toulouse
inaugurationDate 1632
isIconicFor Toulouse cityscape
isMajorLandmarkOf Toulouse NERFINISHED
isOldestBridgeIn Toulouse NERFINISHED
length 220 metres
locatedIn Haute-Garonne NERFINISHED
Occitanie NERFINISHED
Toulouse NERFINISHED
maintainedBy City of Toulouse NERFINISHED
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Pont Neuf (Paris)
notableFeature cutwaters designed to reduce pressure from floods
irregularly spaced arches
stone mascarons decorating the bridge
numberOfSpans 7
riverBankConnection links left bank and right bank of Garonne in Toulouse

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Toulouse
hasLandmark
Pont Neuf (Toulouse) ("Place du Pont Neuf")
hasNearbyLandmark

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