The Mirabeau Bridge, Paris’s iconic bridge that inspired one of France’s most famous poems.

Published by Manon de Sortiraparis · Photos by Manon de Sortiraparis · Updated on August 28, 2026 at 04:30 p.m.
Immortalized by Guillaume Apollinaire, the Pont Mirabeau is one of the most famous bridges in Paris. Made entirely of metal, it offers magnificent views of the capital.

"Under the Mirabeau Bridge flows the Seine. And our loves—must I be reminded of them? Joy always followed sorrow." It’s hard to evoke the Mirabeau Bridge without thinking of the famous verses by Guillaume Apollinaire that immortalize it in a poem published at the start of the 20th century. But before entering literature, this Parisian bridge first stood out for its particularly innovative architecture.

Commissioned by the City of Paris at the end of the 19th century, the project was approved in 1892, and construction was authorized the following year. The work, carried out from 1893 to 1896 by engineers Paul Rabel, Jean Résal and Amédée Alby, envisioned a metal bridge capable of spanning the Seine well clear of navigation hazards.

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Opting for metal indeed allows placing the piers relatively close to the banks and clearing a vast central arch over the river. The Mirabeau Bridge then adopts a particularly innovative structure: two large metal frames symmetrically brace against one another to ensure the overall balance. A small architectural marvel and a technique that, at more than 170 meters in length, makes it one of the most daring bridges of its era.

Jean Résal and Amédée Alby would later lend their expertise to another landmark of Paris: the pont Alexandre III, erected a few years later for the 1900 World's Fair.

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The Mirabeau Bridge, designated a historic monument in 1975, is also marked by four large bronze sculptures by Jean-Antoine Injalbert. Placed on the prows of the boats extending from its piers, they depict the City of Paris, Commerce, Navigation, and Abundance, and symbolically accompany the Seine’s flow.

Discover it on a beautiful summer day to enjoy the lovely view from the bridge! 

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    75015 Paris 15

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