Title
The Pont au Change - Paris
Caption
France, Paris, View of the Pont au Change. Circa 17th century
The name comes from the fact that the money changers, the "currency brokers" (jewellers, goldsmiths and money changers) had their bank there to change currencies. They controlled and regulated the debts of the farming communities on behalf of the banks.
Date
17th century
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Jaime Abecasis
Reference
LKO09A00_486
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
27,1Mb (2,1Mb) / 13,1in x 8,0in / 3921 x 2413 (300dpi)