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Postcards of the River Seine: The city of Paris seen from Left and Right Banks, featuring pictures of springtime floods, the Conciergerie, île de la Cité and Île Saint-Louis, Institut de France and Institut du Monde Arabe, the Left and Right Banks, pont Alexandre III, pont d’Arcole, pont de Sully, pont Neuf, pont de Sully, porte des Célestins, quai d’Orsay, quai des Orfèvres, and Square du Vert-Gallant. Take a look at postcards of… Regardez cette page en français…

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The sun sets over the River Seine

A sunset over the River Seine

 A sunset on the river Seine, seen from pont des Arts.

The sun setting over pont du Carrousel
The sun settting over the river Seine, seen from pont des Arts.

Dramatic clouds hovering over the river Seine

 The eastern side of pont Notre-Dame seen from the highway that runs along the right bank of the river Seine.

Pont Notre-Dame seen from quai de l’Hôtel de Ville
Automobiles passing under the western side of pont Notre-Dame, seen from pont au Change.

Cars passing under pont Notre-Dame at night

 The railing and structural girders of the western side of the southern portion of pont de Sully, seen from île Saint-Louis.

Pont de Sully seen from quai de Béthune
Structural beams and the stairs leading to the upper level of the Solférino footbridge, seen from port des Tuileries.

Pont Solférino seen from quai des Tuileries

 The setting sun reflected in the Seine, seen from pont des Arts.

A sunset reflected in the river Seine
Its gold embellishments are always kept well polished.

Monumental architecture in front of pont Alexandre III

 Looking down from pont Alexandre III

Roadways along the River Seine
This picture dates from 2001, when the sculpture had been adopted as a shrine by those mourning the Lady Diana, whose car accident happened in the tunnel just underneath.

The Liberty flame, during its “Lady Diana” phase, pont de l’Alma

 The sculpture has been much renovated, cleaned and restored, though there usually are offerings left, and the area around the sculpture is covered with Diana Graffitti.

The Liberty Flame sculpture at pont de l’Alma
A young man watching the sun set from pont Neuf.

Watching the sunset over the river Seine

 Pont Louis-Philippe, seen from quai du Bourbon, the western-most tip of île Saint-Louis.

Pont Louis-Philippe bathed in the late afternoon sun
Quai des Orfèvres, île de la Cité, and the river Seine seen from quai des Grands Augustins on the left bank.

A nighttime panorama of the River Seine

 The Cour d’Appel de Paris is spread along the eastern two-thirds of quai des Orfèvres, between pont Neuf and Pont Saint-Michel on île de la Cité.

A panorama of the south side of île de la Cité in the summertime
Pont Alexandre III connects the Grand and Petit Palais on the right bank with the Hôtel des Invalides on the left bank.

Pont Alexandre III seen from the right bank

 Seen from quai Conti on the Left Bank

Some boats moored just downstream from pont Neuf
«Pont Neuf» means “New Bridge”, but it’s the oldest bridge in the city

Pont Neuf seen from quai des orfèvres

 In the background is pont des Arts, and one of the many sightseeing boats in Paris.

An Arago medallion on the banks of port du Louvre
A Batobus seen from passerelle des Arts, on its way to one of its stops, at the foot of l’institut de France.

A Batobus closes in on pont des Arts

 Pont Neuf seen from Place du Pont Neuf, just above the Square du Vert-Galant.

The eastern side of Pont Neuf
The façades on quai Conti are lit up while a film crew prepares to shoot a scene for a Japanese television film.

Pont Neuf, looking towards the Left Bank from île de la Cité

 An interior view of pont d’Arcole’s framework

Pont d’Arcole’s cast-iron skeleton, seen from île de la Cité
While a young couple admire the late afternoon light playing on the modern architecture of the quartier Beaugrenelle, their dog has other things on his mind.

A park bench on allée des Cygnes

 Pont d’Austerlitz is named in honor of Napoléon’s victories over the Russian and Austrian troops, December 2nd, 1805.

Pont d’Austerlitz, seen from quai Saint-Bernard
The Conciergerie on île de la Cité

The Conciergerie seen from the right bank

 At the tip of île Saint-Louis

The scene at night down by the Seine
A night view under pont au Double, seen from the Petit pont, around one o’clock on a Sunday morning.

The night scene under pont au Double

 Square du Vert-Gallant, on île de la Cité, seen from pont Neuf

Square du Vert-Gallant under a springtime flood
Quai du bourbon, the western-most tip of île Saint-Louis

Île Saint-Louis during springtime floods

 The entrance to square du Vert-Gallant, on île de la Cité

The entrance to square du Vert-Gallant under a springtime flood
The highway along the right bank of the Seine was closed for at least a month because of the flooding.

A view under pont de Sully and port des Célestins during the springtime floods of 2001

 The sun sets over the flooded left bank

Quai d’Orsay under a springtime flood
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