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The Pont des Arts (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ dez‿aʁ]) or Passerelle des Arts ([pasʁɛl-]) is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the River Seine.It links the Institut de France and the central square (cour carrée) of the Palais du Louvre, (which had been termed the "Palais des Arts" under the First French Empire).
According to their own research, the 510 foot long bridge is holding 700,000 padlocks -- equaling more than 40 tons. The Pont des Arts is expected to be reopened sometime Monday. Show comments
On 9 May 2014, the weight of the padlocks on the Pont Des Arts bridge was blamed for the collapse of part of the parapet. [31] The city began an experiment in September 2014 on the Pont des Arts, replacing three panels with a special type of glass that would prevent locks from being attached. [32]
View over the Seine in Paris, Pont des Invalides. Paris has 37 bridges across the Seine, of which 5 are pedestrian only and 2 are rail bridges. Three link Île Saint-Louis to the rest of Paris, 8 do the same for Île de la Cité and one links the 2 islands to each other.
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 good example of this is love locks, padlocks attached to landmarks, and constructions with the names of lovers engraved or written on them. They began appearing on the Pont des Arts bridge in Paris as early as 2008. They have since then become a widespread phenomenon.
As a symbol of their unending love, couples on New York's Brooklyn Bridge are fastening locks and throwing away the keys. But not everyone is lovin' the gesture.
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