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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Photos Paris officially dismantled hundreds of thousands "symbol of love"

Pont des Arts bridge in Paris - eternal symbol of love through the locks - has officially no longer on Friday 1/6. Dozens of workers in Paris "military" clean up the locks were installed on the bridge railing famous walk across the River Seine.
 Workers unload the whole array railing Paris full of love lock on Pont des Arts bridge.
They bring the drill, cut and small crane to cut off the railing of the bridge, which carries 700,000 heavy lock equivalent of 20 elephants. According to the city's architecture, the volume lock not only caused by easy to make the bridge collapsed buildings from the 19th century history of Paris is also at risk of being damaged.
In May 6/2014, an array of collapsed bridges caused authorities concern Paris this risk will repeat in summer this year, when foreign tourists are flocking to this romantic capital.
Famous bridge Ponts des Arts is located between the Tuileries Gardens and the Museum D'Orsay. Starting in 2008, Parisians and visitors to the city often to walk the bridge to express love with the lovely locks. They hang from the railing lock and throw the key into the river Seine. This action is considered to affirm their love is always stronger.
Paris spokesman said: "If we continue to hang lock love tradition on this bridge will make Paris's heritage in danger of being destroyed. This is also causing unsafe for Parisians and tourists. Let love truly without expressed in lock ".
Pictures workers unload lock on Pont des Arts bridge:
 Symbol of love - before date 1/6
 A couple take wedding photos right on 1/6 side railing array has been lifted
 Locks also be installed on the lamppost
 Each grid array railing - where thousands of locks installed are removed
 Trucks waiting to transport the "heart" out of the bridge
 The equipment for unloading handrail



 The array billboards and posters drawing the lock will be temporarily mounted on the bridge railing replacement lock the full grid array

Love bridge no longer locks
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