Скачать или смотреть Places to see in ( Toulouse - France ) Pont Neuf

Places to see in ( Toulouse - France ) Pont Neuf

The Pont Neuf, French for "New Bridge", is a 16th-century bridge in Toulouse, in the South of France. Original planning for the bridge started in 1542 by the assembly of a committee of master masons and carpenters. Construction started on the foundations in 1544; the first arch was started in 1614. The bridge was finished in 1632, and was inaugurated on 19 October 1659.

The bridge is not symmetrical; the longest arch is the third from the right-hand bank. The openings through the piers were originally supposed to represent the face and mane of a lion. A triumphal archway added in 1686 constricted traffic and was removed in 1860. It is 220m long, and has 7 arches.

9 decades were necessary to build a bridge worthy of the name on the Garonne. In the fourteenth century, it became necessary to replace the two old bridges of Toulouse: the Old Bridge and the Covered Bridge (or Pont de la Daurade). In 1541, the king wanted his troops en route to Spain to cross the Garonne with ease, so construction began on the Pont Neuf de Toulouse, a large and secure construction.

The construction of the Pont Neuf was fraught with difficulties, the rebels of Languedoc and Gascony refusing to pay for the "luxury bridge" for the people of Toulouse, in addition to the incessant devastation by the Garonne. In 1597, Pierre Souffron took command of the works and resolved the most important technical problems. The new Parisian architect Lemercier, imported his Parisian workers, and built the beautiful low arches still visible today.

( Toulouse - France ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Toulouse . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Toulouse - France

Join us for more :
   / @placestoseein3171  
http://placestoseein87.blogspot.com.eg/
https://plus.google.com/1084608455791...
  / placestoseein87  
  / placestoseein1  
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/placestos...
  / places-to-see-in