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# pont des arts

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# too much love
Love Locks caused a Paris bridge rail to collapse... but why are they there?
A section of the The Pont des Arts railing couldn’t stand the weight.
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Jun 9th 2014, 6:00 PM
# love lockdown
Too much love? Paris 'love locks' bridge evacuated after railing collapses
Too much love can be a bad thing.
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Jun 9th 2014, 3:30 PM
# key to my heart
Thousands of 'love locks' caused a bridge in Paris to partially collapse
The railings of the Pont des Arts disintegrated under the weight of the padlocks.
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Jun 9th 2014, 3:15 PM