Quai François-Mitterrand, Riverfront promenade in 1st arrondissement, Paris, France
The quai François-Mitterrand is a riverfront walkway along the Seine in Paris, stretching approximately 710 meters and measuring about 22 meters wide. The path runs beside the walls of the Louvre Palace and connects several important bridges including Pont Royal, Pont du Carrousel, and Pont des Arts.
The quay was formed from the combination of two older waterfront paths and received its current name in 2003 to honor President François Mitterrand. The area evolved as part of the urban development that connected the Louvre and Tuileries palaces.
The quay is named after François Mitterrand (1916–1996), president of France from 1981 to 1995. It appears in a late scene of the 1989 film Un monde sans pitié, where Hyppo is stopped at night by police while driving his Peugeot 404 along the stretch then still called quai du Louvre. Albert Marquet painted it around 1910 in his Vue de Paris.
The path is easy to access with multiple entry and exit points from the bridges, giving visitors several ways to orient themselves. The best time for walking is in dry weather when the surface is most pleasant to use.
The quay was painted by Albert Marquet in his Vue de Paris around 1910. It also appears near the end of the 1989 film Un monde sans pitié, in a night scene where Hyppo, driving his Peugeot 404 on the stretch then still called quai du Louvre, is stopped by police and taken in for a check because the car is reported stolen.
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