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The Pont de pierre, or "Stone Bridge" in English, is a bridge in Bordeaux, (in the Gironde department of France), which connects the left bank of the river Garonne (cours Victor Hugo) to the right bank quartier de la Bastide (Avenue Thiers). It is 487 m (1,598 ft) in length and 19 m (62 ft) wide.
1801 - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux established. 1802 - Chamber of Commerce established. [12] 1814 - Declared itself for the House of Bourbon. [2] 1818 - Linnean Society of Bordeaux founded. [13] 1820 - Population: 92,375. [14] 1822 - Pont de pierre (bridge) opens. [15] 1831 - Maurel & Prom in business. 1834 - Société de Pharmacie de ...
Pont de Pierre may refer to the following bridges: Pont de Pierre (Aosta) , a Roman bridge in Aosta, Italy Pont de Pierre (Bordeaux) , a 19th-century bridge in Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux has five road bridges that cross the Garonne, the Pont de pierre built in the 1820s and three modern bridges built after 1960: the Pont Saint Jean, just south of the Pont de pierre (both located downtown), the Pont d'Aquitaine, a suspension bridge downstream from downtown, and the Pont François Mitterrand, located upstream of downtown ...
The museum is housed in the Entrepôt Lainé, a former warehouse for colonial goods (sugar, coffee, cocoa, cotton, spices and oils) which were then re-exported to northern Europe by Bordeaux merchants. [1] The warehouse was built in 1824 by the architect Claude Deschamps, known for the construction of the Pont de pierre of Bordeaux. It is built ...
Bordeaux, Pont-de-Pierre. Bordeaux is the largest city in Aquitaine. It is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department. It is the capital of Aquitaine, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Bordeaux is famous for its wine industry. Apart from Bordeaux, there are also other important cities in Aquitaine. Bordeaux ...
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