Tunnel des Tuileries is a tunnel parallel to the
Seine
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at the
Quai des Tuileries
The Quai des Tuileries is a quay on the Right Bank of the River Seine in Paris, France, along the stretch close to where the Palais du Louvre and the Quai François Mitterrand
The Quai François Mitterrand is a quay by the River Seine i ...
close to
Louvre. Today, the 861 m long tunnel is reserved for pedestrians and bicycles. When it opened in 1967, it was used for one-way traffic from west to east as an integral part of
Voie Georges-Pompidou.
In July 2022, colorful lights were installed and artists have painted several huge
fresco
Fresco (plural ''frescos'' or ''frescoes'') is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaste ...
s inside the tunnel.
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Road tunnels in France
Streets in the 1st arrondissement of Paris