- Source: Pont de Grenelle
The Pont de Grenelle-Cadets de Saumur, formerly known as Pont de Grenelle (English: Grenelle Bridge. "Cadets de Saumur" is the name of the students of the Cavalry School) is a bridge that crosses the Seine River in Paris, France. It connects the city's 15th and 16th arrondissements, and passes through the Île aux Cygnes. Constructed of steel, it is a girder bridge. The current bridge was constructed in 1966, replacing an earlier bridge that had stood since 1873. The bridge passes behind a replica of the Statue of Liberty.
Origin of the name
The name Grenelle Bridge comes from the name of the Grenelle plain that was accessible through this bridge. Grenelle was a town in the Seine department in 1830, before it became a part of Paris's 15th arrondissement in 1860.
On 18 June 2016, the bridge was renamed the "Pont de Grenelle-Cadets-de-Saumur" to honor the students of the Cavalry School who defended the Loire region in the Battle of Saumur that took place in June 1940.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Quai André-Citroën
- Bir-Hakeim (Métro de Paris)
- Hôtel d'Estrées
- Front-de-Seine
- Arondisemen ke-15 Paris
- Champ de Mars
- Quai Branly
- Daftar quarter administratif di Paris
- Pont de Grenelle
- Pont de l'Alma
- Île aux Cygnes
- Pont Alexandre III
- Pont Neuf
- Pont des Arts
- Pont de Bir-Hakeim
- Quai André Citroën
- Pont de l'Archevêché
- Pont au Change