Should
Tourists in
Paris Be
Allowed to
Leave Love Locks on Bridges?
Since fencing on the Pont des Arts in
Paris fell under the weight of thousands of padlocks on Sunday, the debate over the practice of
Tourists adding such "love locks" to romantic bridges is heating up.
City officials in
New York City and
Rome, among others, have resorted to cutting and removing locks. But
Paris has hesitated to ban the practice
Padlocks began to appear in abundance on the Pont des Arts in 2008, and **w cover several of the bridges crossing the Seine.
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Part of Paris Bridge Collapses Under Weight of Love Locks
American expats Lisa Taylor-Huff and Lisa Anselmo, who both live in Paris, started the **
Love Locks campaign in January of this year to ask that the city ban the padlocks. The locks,
they say, are **t a time-ho**red romantic tradition, but a tourist trend that hurts Paris' heritage.
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