"It's vandalism, and it's taken the ambiance away from the bridges." "Parisians, most of them, really hate these love locks," Huff told ABC News. One of the leading critics of the locks is Lisa Taylor Huff, who began the "No Love Locks" campaign with partner Lisa Anselmo in January. But city officials in Paris announced a plan this weekend to remove the lock-laden railings and replace them with thick glass panels, paving the way for a potential end to the practice.Īuthorities and residents of the City of Light have voiced disapproval for the budding tradition since the practice began. But the river Seine will soon be without some of its most popular symbols of romance.įor years, visitors to the French capital have expressed their undying love by attaching padlocks, often with names or messages inscribed on them, to the railings of some of the city's iconic bridges. — - Tourists around the world know Paris as the city of love.
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