Bookstall on the Left Bank by Pont Saint Michel, Paris: view from the Quai des Grands Augustins looking towards the Palais de Justice and the Cathedral of Notre Dame on the Ile de la Cite
| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA15893 |
| Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971)
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| Country | France |
| City | Paris |
| Subject Date | 1959 |
| Image Date | 1960 |
| View | Topographical |
| Medium | Photoprint |
| Library Reference | ESP/FRA/10 (ES1524.7) |
| Orientation | Landscape |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
Pont Saint Michel, a triple arched masonry bridge, carries rue Saint Denis over the river Seine, linking Place Saint Michel on the Left Bank to the Ile de la Cite. It was designed by Paul-Martin Gallocher de Lagalisserie and Paul Vaudrey in 1857.
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Subject tags
belfries, bell towers, arches, riverside buildings, cathedrals, shop fronts, bridges, law courts