May 8th, 2023 Walk: Le Porte des Lions to Pont Royal along Quai François Mitterrand by the Seine

1st, 2023 - June 2nd, 2023: Europe Trip

May 8th, 2023 Walk: Le Porte des Lions to Pont Royal along Quai François Mitterrand by the Seine

Paris Sightseeing

As we walked along the Quai François Mitterrand by the River Seine, from Porte des Lions, we passed by Pont Royal, the third oldest bridge in Paris, after the Pont Neuf and the Pont Marie. The Pont Royal links the Right Bank by the Pavillon de Flore with the Left Bank of Paris between rue du Bac and the rue de Beaune. The bridge is constructed with five elliptical arches en plein cintre. A hydrographic ladder, indicating floods' highest level in Paris, is visible on the last pier nearest each bank.

Immediately after Pont Royal on the other side of the Seine was the Musée d'Orsay; a museum which was a former railway station that currently houses major 19th- & 20th-century European art collections.

Walking distance: 400m duration: 10 minutes