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north-east Paris. It is one of the very few suspension bridges built by Eiffel et Cie still in  
north-east Paris. It is one of the very few suspension bridges built by Eiffel et Cie still in  
use today. It was used as the model for a similar bridge in Cairo Zoo,  
use today. It was used as the model for a similar bridge in Cairo Zoo,  
also built by Eiffel et Cie.
also built by Eiffel et Cie.<ref>[http://www.ecceengineers.eu/news/2018/ECCE_Footbridges_book.pdf] 'Footbridges - Small is beautiful': 'Buttes-Chaumont Footbridge (Passerelle des Buttes-Chaumont)' by Georges Pilot, p.125, European Council of Civil Engineers, 2014</ref>
 
<ref>[http://www.ecceengineers.eu/news/2018/ECCE_Footbridges_book.pdf] 'Footbridges - Small is beautiful': 'Buttes-Chaumont Footbridge (Passerelle des Buttes-Chaumont)' by Georges Pilot, p.125, European Council of Civil Engineers, 2014</ref>


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The Buttes-Chaumont footbridge, 65 metres long, is located in the Buttes-Chaumont Park in north-east Paris. It is one of the very few suspension bridges built by Eiffel et Cie still in use today. It was used as the model for a similar bridge in Cairo Zoo, also built by Eiffel et Cie.[1]

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  1. [1] 'Footbridges - Small is beautiful': 'Buttes-Chaumont Footbridge (Passerelle des Buttes-Chaumont)' by Georges Pilot, p.125, European Council of Civil Engineers, 2014