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[h=1]‘Locks of love’ Paris bridge reopens – The Hindu[/h]A bridge in Paris famed for the thousands of “locks of love” that controversially line its railings has reopened after it was urgently closed when part of a padlock-laden barrier collapsed, authorities said on Monday.
Thousands of couples from across the world visit the picturesque Pont des Arts every year and seal their love by attaching a padlock to its railing and throwing the key into the Seine. But this tradition has become controversial as critics say it causes damage to the structure in central Paris.
On Sunday evening, police were forced to hurriedly evacuate the footbridge after two-and-a-half metres (eight feet) of railing collapsed under the weight of the tokens of affection.
The city council said Monday that the bridge that spans the Seine near the Louvre museum reopened later on Sunday evening.
Read more: ?Locks of love? Paris bridge reopens - The Hindu
Thousands of couples from across the world visit the picturesque Pont des Arts every year and seal their love by attaching a padlock to its railing and throwing the key into the Seine. But this tradition has become controversial as critics say it causes damage to the structure in central Paris.
On Sunday evening, police were forced to hurriedly evacuate the footbridge after two-and-a-half metres (eight feet) of railing collapsed under the weight of the tokens of affection.
The city council said Monday that the bridge that spans the Seine near the Louvre museum reopened later on Sunday evening.
Read more: ?Locks of love? Paris bridge reopens - The Hindu
