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Regarded as one of the most beautiful and iconic bridges in the world, 4 golden statues top granite pylons as allegorical representations of Industry, Commerce, Science and the Arts - represented by gilded female figures known as 'Fame restraining Pegasus'. The railings of the bridge are strewn with bronze and copper sculptures as well as exuberant Art Nouveau lamps depicting 'Love', while others show genii with fish and shells. Designed by architects Joseph Cassien-Bernard and Gaston Cousin, the bridge opened just in time for the Universal Exposition of 1900 together with several structures that still stand today, like the Gare d’Orsay, the Petit Palais and the Grand Palais and has been classified as a French monument historique since 1975.