Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor
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Preferred Title:
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Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor
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Alternate Title:
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Passerelle de Solférino
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Image View:
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So-called "love locks" or "love padlocks" left by couples
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Creator:
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Marc Mimram (French structural engineer, born 1955)
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Location:
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site: Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Location Note:
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Rue de Solférino, leading to the Jardin des Tuileries on the Right Bank
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GPS:
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+48.861944+2.324722
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Date:
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1997-1999 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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bridge (built work)
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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Tabebuias wood; concrete; steel
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurements:
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15 m (width, main span) x 106 m (length, main span)
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Description:
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The bridge was renamed (from passerelle Solférino) after Léopold Sédar Senghor on 9 October 2006 on the centenary of his birth. It is a pedestrian footbridge across the Seine in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. The first bridge on this site was opened in 1861, replaced in 1961 by a steel footbridge demolished in its turn in 1992. Crossing the Seine with a single span and no piers, this steel bridge is architecturally unique and covered in exotic woods (Tabebuias, a Brazilian tree also used for outdoor flooring at the Bibliothèque nationale de France) which gives it a light and warm appearance. The steel supports are six 150 tonne components built by the Eiffel engineering company, Eiffel Constructions métalliques. The concrete pilings at either end are sunk 15 meters into the ground. Its innovative architecture brought Marc Mimram the award "Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent" for the year 1999. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Image Description:
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A love lock or love padlock is a padlock which couples lock to a bridge, fence, gate, or similar public fixture to symbolize their love. Typically the sweethearts' names or initials are inscribed on the padlock, and its key is thrown away to symbolize unbreakable love. Since the 2000s, love locks have proliferated at an increasing number of locations worldwide. They are often treated by municipal authorities as litter or vandalism, and are costly to remove.
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Nine
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Identifier:
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1A1-MIMRC-PLS-A17
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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