A Bridge to Nowhere
Pont Saint-Bénézet, also known as the Pont d’Avignon, Avignon, France
The Pont Saint-Bénézet, also known as the Pont d’Avignon, is a medieval bridge in Avignon, in southern France. Originally a wooden bridge spanning the Rhone, the bridge was rebuilt in stone beginning in 1234. It had 22 stone arches when completed. The bridge was abandoned in the mid-17th century because the arches collapsed during floods. Today, only four arches and the gatehouse on the Avignon end of the bridge survive.
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Amazing shot, Marie! Now I must return to France. 🙂 Thanks for joining the challenge!
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Now the song is stuck in my head. Nice pic.
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🙂
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I don’t think there were railings on that bridge when I saw it in the 1980s
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Wow, Sue. That would have been a bid nerve wracking. There were kids running up and down. Though I’m sure it is more realistic without the railings.
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There are no railings on the top of the Pont du Gard….no longer accessible, but I crawled across in the early 1980s, 200 feet above the river below. The French were strolling across, fantastic heads for heights!
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You are a bit crazy I think. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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More so when I was young!
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I remember standing on the bridge 10 years ago, while listening to Sur le Pont d’Avignon on my iPod. 😊
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I had to look up the words when I got home. 🙂
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My husband was just talking about this. We visited a few years ago.
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I loved everything about Avignon. I want to go back.
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