In the 17 th century, the Pont Neuf became the nerve centre of Parisian life. Street vendors, public criers, performers, charlatans—everyone with something to say or sell flocked to this open ...

The Pont Neuf was the first bridge to cross the Seine in a single span. It was, moreover, most unusually long—160 toises or nearly 1,000 feet—and most unusually wide—12 toises or nearly 75 ...

The 600-foot-long lightweight steel structure, open to pedestrians and cyclists, links the city of Albi’s historic center ...

Jérôme Callais has been selling used books from his green kiosk near the Pont Neuf bridge for nearly three decades. These days, he says, passersby would rather fiddle with their smartphones than ...