12/09/2012

Romantic Padlocks Removed To Protect Roman Bridge

Padlocks left on a bridge in Italy by thousands of couples as a symbol of love and commitment are being removed.

The "love padlocks" are being removed with bolt-cutters to protect the Ponte Milvio bridge, a Roman structure, from being damaged further.


The council has said that rust from the padlocks is harming the bridge, and in 2007 a €50 (£40) fine was introduced for any couples found attaching padlocks to the bridge.

The romantic Italian gesture of attaching a padlock to a structure comes from a story by Federico Moccia, in which a couple places a bicycle lock around a lamppost and throw the key in the Tiber river.

Mr Moccia has said the locks ought to be left alone.

(NE)

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