The pedestrian Pont des Arts (Bridge of the Arts) near the Louvre became a popular spot and became known as the Love Lock Bridge.
It became so popular that too many tons of metal locks were destroying the integrity of the bridge .In 2014, nearly 3 meters of the Pont des Arts bridge fell into the Seine
The city removed 45 tons of locks in 2015 and the wire mesh panels were replaced by Perspex
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People just moved to a different location!
These locks were on Montmartre in front of the Basilica Sacré-Cœur..
The tradition of attaching locks to bridges can be traced back to young women in Serbia during World War I.
All photos are from my family albums
