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Paris is said to be one of the most romantic places on Earth, but apparently there was too much love for one Parisian bridge to handle. The Pont des Arts bridge over the Seine River is a popular ...
Pont des Arts Love locks. Since late 2008, tourists have taken to attaching love locks with their first names written or engraved on them to the railing or the wire netting on the side of the bridge, then throwing the key into the Seine river below, as a romantic gesture. [4] This gesture is said to represent a couple's committed love. [5]
PARIS (AP) — Any hope that the love locks clinging to Paris' famed Pont des Arts bridge would last forever will be unromantically dashed by the city council's plan to dismantle them Monday ...
A love lock or love padlock is a padlock that couples lock to a bridge, fence, gate, monument, or similar public fixture to symbolize their love. [2] Typically the sweethearts' names or initials, and perhaps the date, are inscribed on the padlock, and its key is thrown away (often into a nearby river) to symbolize unbreakable love.
In 2015, when the city of Paris decided to get rid of the love locks on the Pont des arts, they removed the grate and replaced it with railings where locks couldn't be attached. Panels would display the work of artists to fit with the name of the bridge.
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Volunteers have begun installing thousands of love locks at their home after they were removed from a landmark bridge. The padlocks were previously attached to Weir Bridge in Bakewell, Derbyshire ...
Pont de l'Archevêché covered with 'love padlocks' - 2012. The Pont de l'Archevêché is the narrowest road bridge in Paris. It was built in 1828, by the engineer Plouard, for the society Pont des Invalides after the demolition of the suspension bridge at Les Invalides. The bridge is 68 metres (223 ft) long.