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Paris bridges prisoner of the Love locks
Love locks or cadenas d’amour attached to Le Pont Des Arts bridge in Paris, In recent years Le Pont Des Arts has attracted tourists who visit the bridge to attach padlocks or cadenas d’amour to the railing or the gate with their names written or engraved on the padlock, and then throw the key into the river Seine as a romantic gesture. The accumulation of the 'love locks', a phenomenon popular in many European cities is starting to pose safety concerns, due to their mass weight.
Author: Alfred Yaghobzadeh
Alfred Yaghobzadeh
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