More than the historical structures around Paris, making it the love capital of the world, an iconic bridge has a lot to tell about love stories which most successfully quested for forever.
More than the historical structures around Paris, making it the love capital of the world, an iconic bridge has a lot to tell about love stories which most successfully quested for forever.
Spanning the Seine River, the Pont des Arts Bridge gathers starry-eyed tourists from around the world to attach locks representing their eternal love.
The keys are thrown into the river.
Yet now, the iconic bridge is struggling between the weight of such devotion and the desperate authorities to stop it.
Paris city officials are set to remove 45 tons of the locks next week due to risk
Following the collapsed section of the footbridge because of the weights of the locks, the officials are pushed to do the actions considering the security risks for tourists on the overloaded Pont des Arts.
“We will remove nearly one million padlocks, or 45 tonnes,” said city official Bruno Julliard.
“We want Paris to remain the capital of love and romance,” Julliard said.
However, the tourists are not happy with the news.
“It is symbolic to seal your love by attaching a lock to this bridge, here in Paris, the city of love,” a tourist said.
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