The weight of love is taking its toll on the Pont des Arts fences in Paris. On Monday, city officials began to remove the famed love locks because of safety concerns. Photo: Reuters ...

The padlocks are often inscribed with names ... One of the most famous bridges of love is the Pont-des-Arts in Paris where the authorities also had to take action to prevent damage.

Padlocks engraved with couples' names and messages of love were attached to Gower's Bridge over the River ... the inspiration for the trend. The Pont des Arts over the River Seine in Paris became ...

Dec. 4—Love locks were made famous by the tradition of placing a lock on the Pont des Arts bridge over the River Seine in Paris. Couples, people missing loved ones and others looking to express ...

Gower’s Bridge, a footbridge built in 1947 for just £1,500, was never going to rival Pont des Arts for love tokenism. By 2018, just 40 padlocks had been affixed to Conwy’s very own “love ...