07/06/2026
It started well for the wrapping of the Pont Neuf by artist JR. A nice way to pay hommage to Christo who had wrapped the same bridge 40 years ago.
It looked fantastic from unclose as well as from afar until… major gusts of winds came to spoil the party… and tore the wrapping in many places…
The “caverne du Pont-Neuf” is now being fixed. Considering it is 120 meters long and 18 meters high, it might take a few days to be fixed…
For now one can admire the bare inflated parts that gave the cave its shape…
Check out my Paris Walks on:
💐Art Nouveau Architecture ;
⚜️Absolute Monarchy ;
💣French Revolution ;
🇫🇷Rise of Napoleon ;
🇺🇸American Founding Fathers in Paris ;
⛓Occupation and Liberation of Paris.