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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.
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 grate 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]
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.
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 ...
In February, two Americans living in Paris launched the "No Love Locks" campaign, and argued that not only are the padlocks ugly, but they also compromise the structural integrity of the bridge ...
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. A list follows, from upstream to downstream :
The bridge was built over the River Wye about 25 years ago, but locks first appeared in 2012. Its official name is Weir Bridge, but it became known as the Love Lock Bridge due to the vast numbers ...
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