A striking double decker road and rail bridge over the Seine with a fascinating real and fictional life. Originally the Passy Viaduct, renamed the Pont de Bir-Hakeim to commemorate battles in Libya against Rommel.

It appears in films by Malle and Kieslowski, but most strikingly in Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris. This is where tortured American widower Paul (Brando) first meets Maria Schneider's Jeanne for the first time. A sinister, beautiful and overwhelming piece of European architecture that sets the tone for the film.

15th / 16th arrondissement Paris

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