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Pont de Pierre, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France

The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen