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4. Pont Neuf, Paris, France
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4. Pont Neuf, Paris, France

Despite its name (New Bridge), Paris’s most famous bridge is also its most ancient. Completed in 1607 to a design by Androuet de Cerceau, it was the first Parisian pont to be built without houses on top. It has 12 broad arches and a series of turrets, and crosses the Seine at its widest point as it flows through Paris. From the mid-section of the bridge, you can walk down a staircase to the the pretty Square du Vert-Galant at the tip of the Ile de la Cité.

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