May 8th, 2023 - 32 Walked across River Seine on Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor

1st, 2023 - June 2nd, 2023: Europe Trip

May 8th, 2023 - 32 Walked across River Seine on Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor

Paris Sightseeing

Took the opportunity to cross the River Seine on the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor (Léopold-Sédar-Senghor footbridge).

The passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, formerly known as passerelle Solférino (or pont de Solférino), is a footbridge over the River Seine in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.

The passerelle de Solférino linking the Musée d'Orsay and the Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Gardens) was built between 1997 and 1999 under the direction of the engineer and architect Marc Mimram. Crossing the Seine with a single span and no piers, this metallic bridge is architecturally unique and covered in exotic woods (ipê, a Brazilian tree also used for outdoor flooring at the Bibliothèque nationale de France) which gives it a light and warm appearance.