Love locks are yet another way for couples to declare their love is eternal and cannot be undone. Bridges have been the most popular locations as you can attach the padlock to the bridge and then toss the keys into the river below.
The idea has been seen across Europe since the early 2000s and some say the Pont des Arts bridge in
Paris was where it all started.Lock locks or love padlocks are now often seen in Wedding Ceremonies as the symbolism works well for unlocking your heart and all that romantic stuff. What was once done together in secret at night is now a ceremony performed in broad daylight with accompanying blatant photos and videos to prove you did it.
Some couples use a standard padlock and write or paint their initials onto the padlock and others have special padlocks engraved with the date of their, often Honeymoon,visit.While love locks can be seen in London there are nowhere near as many as in Venice and Rome where the authorities are spending a lot of time and money removing the locks as they are damaging historic bridges.
I've heard it said it’s a souvenir to leave in a city you love that you hope you can visit when you next return together. Others say it simply disfigures a beautiful bridge.
This footbridge connects the South bank, by the South bank Center, to Charing Cross station and The Embankment on the north side of the river Thames. (Hunger ford Bridge is the railway bridge that runs parallel.) This isn't the most popular bridge for love locks but there are always a few to be seen.
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