Pic-A-Day: Horseman at Pont Neuf
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Pont Neuf is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris. Ironically, the French “Pont Neuf” means “New Bridge”.
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May 24th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Oh, the horseman is actually Henry IV.
The statue was erected in 1818. Inside the statue, the sculptor François-Frédéric Lemot put four boxes, containing a history of the life of Henri IV, a 17th-century parchment certifying the original statue, a document describing how the new statue was commissioned, and a list of people who contributed to a public subscription.