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Sign: Blois - Jacques-Gabriel Bridge


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6 Rue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 41000 Blois, France
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PONT JACQUES-GABRIEL
En 1716, le pont médièval s’écroule suite à une débâcle, une rupture de la glace à la surface de l’eau. Le régent Philippe d’Orléans autorise la construction d’un nouveau pont suivant les plans de Jacques V Gabriel, premier ingénieur des Ponts et Chaussées.

Les travaux se poursuivent jusqu’en 1724: construction du pont, destruction des fortifications et aménagement des quais.

L’édifice se distingue par une forme en dos d’âne, rarement utilisée par la suite, et par une pyramide, œuvre du sculpteur Guillaume Coustou.

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Anonyme, 18e siècle: La construction du pont: huile sur toile; Mexico, Musée
Franz Meyer

In 1716, the mediaeval bridge callapsed after the ice on the surface of the river broke up. Regent Philippe d’Orleans authorised the construction of a new bridge, designed by Jacques V Gabriel, Senior Engineer with the Bridges & Roadways department.
The work continued until 1724. It included construction of the bridge, demolition of the fortifications and development of the quays. The bridge’s humpback design was rarely used in later years, The pyramid is the work of sculptor Guitlaume Coustou.

[Emblem of the Blois Municipality]
[Logo of Les directions régionales des affaires culturelles]
[old logo of Villes et Pays d’art et d’histoire]

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A sign from the series of signs describing historical places in the city of Blois

The bridge was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The picture that appears on the sign and describes the construction process of the bridge is shown here at magnification Click for a larger image

The translation of the text accompanying the image:
Anonymous, 18th century: The construction of the bridge: oil on canvas; Mexico City, Museum
Franz Meyer



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