Formerly known as Pont de Langlois
Period: 19th century
Type : Public architecture: civil engineering
Status : Property of the Arles Tourist Office Classified as a historic monument (1988)
Period: 19th century
Type : Public architecture: civil engineering
Status : Property of the Arles Tourist Office Classified as a historic monument (1988)
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Named after the employee responsible for guarding and handling it, the "Langlois Bridge" gained worldwide renown thanks to Van Gogh's representations of it in the late 19th century. However, the bridge that can be seen a few kilometers south of the city center, on the canal from Arles to Bouc, is not the one painted by the artist. Nor is it in its original location. Technical progress, the evolution of urban planning and the hazards of war have meant that today we can only see an identical...