Panorama of the seven bridges, Paris, France, circa 1890-1900. The Seine is a 482 mile long river and an important commercial waterway flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre. There are 37 bridges within Paris and dozens more spanni

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Panorama of the seven bridges, Paris, France, circa 1890-1900. The Seine is a 482 mile long river and an important commercial waterway flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre. There are 37 bridges within Paris and dozens more spanning the river outside the city. After the burning at the stake of Joan of Arc in 1431, her ashes were thrown into the Seine from the medieval stone Mathilde Bridge at Rouen. According to his will, Napoleon wished to be buried on the banks of the Seine, but his request was not granted. Detroit Publishing Company. The Seine River was one of the original objectives of Operation Overlord in 1944. The Allies' intention was to reach the Seine by 90 days after D-Day. That objective was met. Some of the victims of the Paris massacre of 1961 drowned in the Seine after being thrown from the Pont Saint-Michel and other locations in Paris. Detrot Publishing Company circa 1890-1900.

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