On many bridges in for instance Paris on the Pont des
Arts you can see little padlocks hanging from the railings. The practice of securing
padlocks to bridges as a way of confirming eternal love is said to originate in
1980s Hungary. Especially after this gesture of lovers confirmation to one
another was mentioned in the 2006 Italian novel Ho Voglia Di Te (I Love You) it became a craze in Italy and soon
spread worldwide.
Most locks are red, some are engraved with messages or
names. The process is the same so lovers secure the lock to the railings and
through the key into the river to ensure they be separated nevermore! Where
there are many of these padlocks they can make for an interesting addition to
the urban landscape. Authorities are less pleased however claiming the weight
of the many padlocks compromises the structure of the bridge involved; and this
may in effect be true in some cases, but surely not all!
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