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Love locks (also known as love padlocks and, in Taiwan, wish locks) are padlocks customarily affixed to fences, gates, bridges or similar public fixtures by sweethearts to symbolize their everlasting love.
Lovers put padlocks on the bridge of National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Baclaran Church)
Nearly every metal chain-link fence or metal pole in Mount Huang, China has been adorned with padlocks,[1] where it is customary to 'lock your soul' together and then throw the key over the edge of the cliff into the misty valleys below. It is suggested that the custom of 'locking a padlock and throwing away the key' probably originated in China.[2]
Locks can be found on several locations in Israel including the Chelouche Bridge in Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv, and attached to the pedestrian bridge over the HaYarkon River (32°5′56.65″N 34°46′39.54″E / 32.0990694°N 34.7776500°E) between the Tel Aviv Harbor and the Reading Bus Terminal.
The practice has also gained[when?] popularity in Tokyo, Japan among young couples, and padlocks are appearing, especially around teen hang outs.[citation needed] At the cliffside (Koibito-no-oka) on Enoshima island is a pavilion with a bell that is dedicated to a mythology of a five-headed dragon who loved a heavenly maiden until he died. Couples ring the bell together to vow each other eternal love and a huge number of them emphasize that with a lock at the fence around the pavilion. At Nihonkai Fishermans Cape is a Lover's Point where chains have to be used to hang the padlocks at the thick beams of a wooden fence.
Along the fences on the 'N Plaza' ground terrace (east and south) and roof terrace (west) attached to the N Seoul Tower on Mt. Namsan in central Seoul, thousands of locks have been hung to represent the love of their owners. The keys for the locks are often thrown away as an ensurance the sweethearts’ vows to never separate. Due to the danger posed by thrown keys, the tower operator has posted warning signs and provided a "key bin" for their disposal. Additionally, a construction made of metal rods that looked like a bell was added at the southern end of the 'Reed of Light Garden' on ground terrace level for more locks. Later, the grass and the bell alike construction was replaced by seven 'Love Trees' to accommodate enough space for more locks. Due to safety issues, the fence at the ground terrace was removed along with the 'Reed of Light' and replaced by a glass fence. In these days (2014), the fences at the 'Roof Terrace' are decorated with several layers of locks. The roof terrace accommodates also the about seven feet high and wide stainless steel heart, that is not intended to be decorated with padlocks. But several lovers found a way to padlock locks inside the huge heart. There is also a similar tradition at the Busan Tower in Busan.
In Fengyuan, Taiwan, young people affix padlocks engraved with wishes (often of love or success) to an overpass at the city's train station. These locks are known as "wish locks"; a common practice is for lovers to affix two padlocks close to each other or padlocked together ("heart locks"). Local legend holds that the magnetic field generated by trains passing underneath will cause energy to accumulate in the locks and fulfill the wishes.[3]
Love Lock Penang Hill was recently launched on 13 February 2014 at Penang Hill, Penang, Malaysia.[4]
Many couples visit Khao Tang Kuan (เขาตังกวน) at Samila Beach where there is a Dvaravati chedi housing the Buddha’s relics built during the Nakhon Si Thammarat Empire, and place a ‘love lock’ on the hilltop to secure their love for each other.
Love-locks started appearing in European cities in the early 2000s (decade).[5]
In Vienna love locks can be found on the Erdberger bridge and in Salzburg, on the Mozart Bridge.
Love padlocks are attached to the <<Slot van "A">> art piece (51°13′42.6″N 4°24′05.7″E / 51.228500°N 4.401583°E) along the Scheldt, not far from MAS Museum in Antwerp.
It was officially opened on November 28, 2012. There is room for 50,000 locks. If you are a geocacher you can seek for a geocache.[6]
On the bridge at the beginning of the breakwater in Rijeka[7] harbour, on peninsula of Sveti Petar (Makarska, Croatia) in Makarska and in front of the Museum of Contemporary Art[8] in Zagreband in Dubrovnik on Boninovo.
In Prague, love padlocks can be found in Malá Strana district on a small pedestrian bridge over a sidearm of the Vltava in front of a water wheel (50°05′10.3″N 14°24′27.5″E / 50.086194°N 14.407639°E).[9] The name of the adjacent street is Velkopřevorské náměsti (Grand Priory Square). (The location is just next to the John Lennon Wall.) Padlocks have also started to appear at the Charles Bridge (Karlův most), attached to the ornamental rails and some sculptures.
Love padlocks are attached to the fence along the Bryggebroen, a pedestrian/bicycling bridge that spans Copenhagen Harbour.
In Keila-Joa newlyweds attach padlocks to an iron footbridge over the Keila River near Keila Waterfall. This has been a common practice since at least the early 1990s.
In Helsinki, love padlocks can be found on the pedestrian bridge from Meritullintori to Katajanokka. In Tampere they can be found on the Tammerkoski Rapids overpass. They have also appeared on the Theater Bridge (Teatterisilta) in Turku and the Rönö and Keilankanta bridges in Kuopio.
Love padlocks can be found attached to the Pont des Arts, Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor and the Pont de l'Archevêché bridges in Paris. In May 2010, Paris Town Hall expressed concern over the growing number of love-locks, stating: "they raise problems for the preservation of our architectural heritage". Love locks disappeared suddenly in 2010, but the Administration denied responsibility. The Pont de l'Archevêché saw the return of those love-locks immediately.[5] At Pont des Arts, several times during the years when love locks were padlocked to the railing, the authorities replaced damaged railings.[10][11] Despite of these inspections at Whitsun Sunday 8 June 2014 several meters of the railing fell away. During that process the bridge was evacuated and closed until a temporary solution was installed.[12]
In 2009 love locks started appearing on the Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne, Germany. Deutsche Bahn, the bridge's operator, threatened to have the locks removed, but relented in the face of public opposition.[13] Love Locks have also started to appear on the Eiserner Steg Bridge in Frankfurt.The latest one just opened[when?] in Lübeck, Regensburg and Munich. And Stadthausbrücke in Hamburg. A small bridge along the Pegnitz river in the heart of Nuremberg is also the home to several hundred love locks. Love locks also appear on other places, such as on the protective fence around the Valentin submarine pens. Locks have also appeared recently on the stone bridge over the Neckar River in Heidelberg. Also a few love locks have started to appear on the Kennedy Bridge in Bonn, former capital city of Germany.
In Pécs, both students [citation needed] and lovers began to clamp padlocks to a wrought-iron fence in a narrow street linking the mosque in the city's main square and the magnificent medieval cathedral in the 1980s either as a symbol of the struggle to complete their study programme or a symbol of their commitment to one another. However, after the fence was completely covered and no more padlocks could be added, couples, both locals and tourists, began attaching them to fences and statues throughout the town center. On top of the mausoleum in Baja, Hungary, hundreds of love padlocks are attached. Probably encouraged by the example of Pécs, lovers of Miskolc, Hungary, have started to fasten padlocks on the fence of the bridge at Szinva Terrace in Miskolc, a city in the northern part of the country.
Several padlocks are attached to the Miðlína bridge on the Reykjanes peninsula.
Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin is not officially a love lock bridge. Locks are removed regularly as they damage the 200-year old national monument and are considered acts of vandalism.[14]
First starting at the bridge Ponte Milvio in Rome[15] the ritual of love padlocks has gained a significant presence in Italy, mainly inspired by a fictional event in the book I Want You by Italian author Federico Moccia, who later made it into the film-adaptation Ho voglia di te. In Florence, Italy, love padlocks have been affixed to the railing around and near the statue of Benvenuto Cellini located at the centre of the Ponte Vecchio. In Bologna on the Via Malcontenti. The same happens in Ventimiglia on the Passerella Squarciafichi between the old town and the new part of the town and in Turin, Italy, in several parts of the city. Perhaps the most famous example in Italy takes place on the Via Dell'Amore, a path connecting the towns of Manarola and Riomaggiore in the Cinque Terre. The pathway's legend holds that it was a meeting place for lovers from the two towns, and is now a favorite site for tourists to place their locks and throw the keys into the sea. Love padlocks are also attached to the Ponte Talvera in Bolzano, a short walk west from the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, in Verona on some of the bridges and also at 'Casa Di Giulietta', as well as in Peschici on the lookout over the sea near the castle.
Similar customs exist in Riga, the capital of Latvia, where married couples clamp padlocks on the railings of a bridge and throw the key into Riga city canal or river Daugava.
Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, has a bridge near Užupis where this tradition has been upheld, too.
Love padlocks are a new sight at the Sliema Strand where a small bridge at Tigné Point overlooks the historical city of Valletta, with its majestic 16th-century fortifications. This romantic hotspot attracts both locals and tourists, who, entrapped by the surrounding beauty, clamp padlocks on the railings of a bridge and throw its key into the Mediterranean sea below to mark their undying love.
Love padlocks are attached to the "Lock of Love" art piece in Delfshaven, a district in Rotterdam, at the address Havenstraat 53 by the Lage Erfbrug. The art piece by the Dutch art collective BLISS is a loveseat made of red painted forged steel in the shape of hearts. It is the winning design in a contest and was officially opened on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2010.
Recently (2012) people started attaching Love Padlocks to the Rijnhavenbrug in Rotterdam, between Katendrecht and the Kop van Zuid.
And in Amsterdam some love padlocks are starting to appear at the Oosterdok bridge near NEMO.
Also in Valkenburg aan de Geul the railings of the small wooden Old Hickory bridge (opposite the old church) crossing the river Geul between the Pelerinstraat and the Casinoplein is slowly gathering a collection of padlocks.
There is a small number of padlocks in the area of Osebro in Porsgrunn. The keys are thrown in the river Leirkupp. It is a nice romantic spot
Love padlocks are attached to the Tumski Bridge over the branch of the Oder river in Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship and Kładka Ojca Bernatka in Kraków. The keys for the locks are mostly thrown into the river.
Love locks have began to show up at Gloria's Lift (Elevador da Glória) in Lisbon and also in Oporto.
In Moscow Padlocks have also appeared in Russia on iron bar tree-shaped structures. Most are placed by newlyweds on the Luzhkov Bridge in downtown Moscow.[16]
Irkutsk – Although a few are visible on Google maps,[17] there are many more on this bridge now.
The Most Ljubavi, meaning "Bridge of Love", is the location where love padlocks can be found. The bridge is in Vrnjačka Banja, one of the oldest spa towns in Serbia. It is one of the famous landmarks of Vrnjačka Banja, and it is the best known among the town's 15 bridges.[18]
The history behind the love padlocks in Serbia can be traced to even before World War II. Nada, a local schoolmistress from Vrnjačka Banja, fell in love with a Serbian officer named Relja. After they committed to each other, Relja went to World War I in Greece, where he fell in love with a local woman from Corfu. As a consequence, Relja and Nada broke off their engagement. Nada never recovered from that devastating blow, and after some time she died, as a result of her unfortunate love. As young girls from Vrnjačka Banja wanted to protect their own loves, they started writing down their names together with the names of their loved ones on padlocks and attaching them to the railings of the bridge where Nada and Relja used to meet. Consequently, it acquired the name Bridge of Love.[19]
Love padlocks started to appear in the early July 2010 on the newly constructed Butcher Bridge, which connects the famous Jože Plečnik's marketplace with the opposite bank of the river Ljubljanica that runs through the capitol of Slovenia, Ljubljana.
The Butcher bridge is located west of the central Triple Bridge (Tromostovje) and is mainly used by pedestrians and cyclists.
In Seville, padlocks were found adorning the bridge "Puente Isabel II" connecting the historic center of the city with the Triana, Seville neighborhood. However, they were taken down in 2009 due to the weight it was adding onto the bridge. The side of the bridge with the old locks is now under construction, while the other side is starting to get more locks from locals and tourists. Love padlocks can also be found above a well in Salamanca, Spain. Love locks have also recently been added to the statues surrounding the lake of Retiro Park in Madrid. A number of padlocks can be found at a viewing point below the Temple de Sagrat Cor at Tibidabo, overlooking Barcelona.
Other sites are: Bridge over Pisuerga River in Valladolid; bridge over Ebro River in Logroño; bridge over Tagus Riber in Aranjuez; Sa Palomera rock on the beach at Blanes on the Costa Brava; and the Galceran Bridge in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands). Benidorm has an old spiral stone staircase with railings adorned with love locks near the harbour.
In Stockholm love padlocks can be found on Västerbron, while in Jönköping love padlocks can be found on Munksjöbron. In Umeå a small number of locks can be seen on Notvarpsbron. On several of the bridges in Slottsparken, Malmö padlocks have also begun to appear.
In the center of Zurich, on the river Limmat, you'll find Mühlesteg Footbridge, a pedestrian bridge that connects Bahnhofquai and Limmatquai, where there are many love padlocks of various shapes and sizes. There's a spot for every couple in love!
In Cluj-Napoca, on the Somes river, the Elisabetha pedestrian bridge is becoming a place where lovers lock their secret love.
In Timisoara, on the Bega canal, the pedestrian bridge on Splaiul Nistrului, between Decebal and Michelangelo bridges is one of the so-called love bridges.
In Kiev love locks can be found on a pedestrian bridge over Volodymyrsky uzviz near the National Philharmonic building. In Odessa the "Mother-in-law" bridge, close to the sea port has many love locks along its length.
In London, love padlocks are attached to various points along the fence on Tower Bridge and Millennium Bridge.
In Southport (Merseyside), an unknown couple have started the trend by attaching a love padlock to the suspension bridge. There are now many locks on Liverpool's Albert Dock, and there is a sign up that states "This is a special place for lovers! Interlock your padlocks on the railings and throw away the key into the Mersey. You will never lose your true love!"[citation needed] There are also several love padlocks on the bridge across the river Wharfe in Otley.
In Newcastle upon Tyne, love padlocks are attached to the east side of the High Level Bridge, close to the Gateshead bank. They started appearing in Spring 2013. They have appeared, also, on the bridge over the river Stour in Sudbury, Suffolk.
The Coach and Horses pub in Kibworth, Leicestershire, has a LoveScape in its rear parking area, which has locks from celebrities such as Michael Wood. The site was dedicated in 2012 for the Queen's Jubilee.
In the village of Martham, Norfolk there is chain-link fence in School Road that bears a number of these padlocks, and has done so for many years.
A growing number of love padlocks adorn a metal chain-link fence at Braithwaite Street, off Bethnal Green Road, by Shoreditch High Street Overground station, London E1. This is within a large area undergoing planning consultation and subsequent development as the "Goodsyard". It is not known at present (October 2013) if the plans include provision for retaining the padlocks and incorporating them into the multi-use development. Many love locks are found in Leeds, on the Centenary Bridge over the River Aire.
In Glasgow love padlocks are attached to the fence behind the skatepark in Kelvingrove Park in the city's West End. There has also been an attachment on the Forth Road Bridge, Edinburgh. There are also some on the foot bridge in Pitlochry. A small number can be found on a footbridge near Cargill's Leap on the River Ericht in Blairgowrie, also in Perthshire. More recently, these have also appeared in Ayr, South Ayrshire on Turners Bridge crossing the River Ayr. Lovelocks can also be found at the Falls of Feugh, Banchory. One has been attached to the Skye bridge.
Love locks have appeared on the Lagan Weir in Belfast.
Love padlocks have appeared along the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet, on the west coast of Vancouver Island.[20]
This tradition is common in Vancouver, BC, where locks can be found along the Burrard Street Bridge[21] and False Creek.[22]
Love locks have found a home on the north side of Ottawa's Corktown Footbridge, near the University of Ottawa. They first started appearing shortly after the bridge was opened. Locks were cut from the bridge in 2011, though that did not deter people from keeping the established tradition alive.[23]
Love locks have recently started appearing on the historic Finlay Bridge in Medicine Hat Alberta.
Arkansas
- Little Rock: “Sealed with a Wish,” is a lock sculpture which adds an urban twist to the traditional public garden wishing fountain and also brings about a new concept for the original idea of love locks. The sculpture is a steel frame in the shape of a fountain, and is one of the artworks chosen for the Bernice Garden (Garden website) 2013 Sculpture Competition. All visitors to the public garden are invited to attach personalized locks to the sculpture, make a wish, and deposit the keys into the center receptacle which acts as a viewing cage. The sculpture will be at the Garden until September 2014, then will find a permanent home nearby in the historic South Main Street community.
California
- Los Gatos: Main Street Bridge has joined in with not only anniversaries and engagements but birthdays and graduations.
- Napa: a small pedestrian foot bridge connecting the Napa Valley Wine Train station to the Wine Train's boarding platform has been dedicated to lovers all over the world.
- San Diego: on the Cabrillo Bridge in Balboa Park and the Spruce Street Suspension footbridge.
- San Francisco: at Fisherman's Warf and on the "tree gates" along Haight St.,[24][25]
- Santa Monica: the pedestrian bridge over the Pacific Coast Highway (1) walking down from Arizona Ave. steps has some locks on the fence, not official yet.
District of Columbia
- A fence on a pedestrian pathway connecting a parking lot underneath Interstate 395 and the intersection of 2nd and E Streets, SW in Southwest Washington DC holds about two dozen locks surrounding a red sign instructing passersby to "Lock your love" in French.
Florida
- Jacksonville, FL: A fence on a pedestrian overpass of the CSX Railroad along the North Riverwalk along the St Johns River.
Georgia
- Atlanta, GA: Located on the pedestrian bridge on the Atlanta Beltline at Ralph McGill Blvd.
- Augusta, GA: Located on the pedestrian bridge at the headgates of the Augusta Canal.
- Rome, GA: Located on the Robert Redden footbridge.[26]
Guam
- Love padlocks can be seen in Guam's "Two Lovers' Point" (Puntan dos Amantes). Couples would usually affix the lock to the metal barrier on the viewing deck overlooking the ocean, usually with their names on it or even important dates. A variation of this is the use of plastic bag tags that are sometimes purchased at the nearby souvenir shop when a conventional padlock is unavailable.
Hawaii
- Oahu: Makapuʻu lookout
- Maui: Pohaku Park (S-Turns) in Lahaina.
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Illinois
- Chicago has seen the rise of this tradition. The DuSable Bridge (also known as the Michigan Avenue Bridge) has become a popular location for couples to affix their locks.
Maine
- Portland: Located on a fence between Long Wharf and the Portland Lobster Company on Commercial Street in the Old Port.
Maryland
- Ellicott City: Love locks began appearing on the Main Street/ Frederick Road bridge leading in to Historic Ellicott City in 2014.
Massachusetts
- Boston: there are locks attached to the bridge on Massachusetts Avenue spanning the Massachusetts Turnpike (between Boylston and Newbury Streets).
Michigan
- Marquette: an unknown couple have started the trend by attaching a love padlock to the Presque Isle Lookout.
Missouri
- Excelsior Springs: (just outside of Kansas City, Missouri), Fence Stile Vineyards and Winery added a love lock wall and you can toss the key into the pond right next to the wall.
- Jefferson City: the 63 Highway Missouri River Bridge has become an increasingly popular site for love locks since the addition of a bike/jog path on the side of the bridge.
- South Kansas City: Minor Park-Old Red Bridge Love Locks, between Holmes and Blue River Road on Red Bridge Road.kcparks.org #redbridgelovelocks
Nevada
- Lovelock: Lovers Lock Plaza, located in the shaded area at the back of the Pershing County Courthouse where couples symbolize their love by attaching a padlock to an 'endless chain' and throwing away the key, a practice begun on Valentine’s Day, 2006.
==== New Jersey ===
- Cape May: Mermaid Love Locks Garden 727 Beach Ave. near Historic Macomber , across from Cape May Convention Hall #CapeMayLoveLocks Est. 2014 and Dedicated to Dale and Penny Hardin who married in 1956 and remain in love. supported by : CrystalMarryUs
New York
- New York: Many on the Brooklyn Bridge are in the process of being removed due to concerns over the safety of motorists, pedestrians, and the structure of the bridge itself.[28][29]
Ohio
- Columbus: On the Olentangy Bikeway, on a bridge over a small stream just south of Antrim Lake.
- Cincinnati: Newport Southbank Bridge "Purple People Bridge"
Love locks are appearing on the "Purple People Bridge", a pedestrian bridge connecting Cincinnati, OH to Newport, KY.[30]
Oregon
- Portland: Eastbank Esplanade[31]
- Vista Bridge
Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh: Schenley Bridge and the Roberto Clemente Bridge.
Locks are also appearing on the pedestrian bridge between Ellesworth and Center Avenue in Shadyside.
Texas
- Bastrop: Along Colorado River Bridge at Bastrop overlooking the Colorado River.
- San Antonio: Along the Riverwalk near the Courthouse Wedding chapel, and others.
Utah
Love padlocks are showing up seemingly everywhere in Southern Utah.
- Kanab, UT—The memorial "lovescape" for fallen officer Brian Harris is located.
- St. George, Utah, Main Street—The love locks are on a beautiful gate in front of a historical home.
- Springdale, Utah – Love padlocks are showing up on a giant "Dream Catcher" at Zion Canyon Village, just outside of the Zion National Park entrance. Couples and tourists are "locking their love" and just saying "I was here"!
Washington
- Anacortes: At the top of Mount Erie, locks have appeared at the viewpoint overlooking Fidalgo Bay and Mount Baker.
- Tacoma, WA. "Lock-On Tacoma", 'A' Street between South 25th and South 26, Dome District. An interactive sculpture by Diane Hansen, 2013.
- University Place, WA: At Chambers Bay, on the bridge over the railroad tracks.
Baja California Sur
La Paz, Baja California Sur: the bridge next to the Windmill "Puente del Molinito", on the main boardwalk "Malecón" has received dozens of padlocks where young couples symbolize their love by joining the tradition of love padlocks. They are called "Padlocks of Destiny".
Love padlocks have begun appearing along the fence at the Mt Keira lookout, just west of Wollongong, and along the Sea Cliff Bridge on the Grand Pacific Drive, just north of Wollongong. Wollongong is a major city in NSW just south of Sydney, Australia. It is understood that the local Council removed the love padlocks located on the Sea Cliff Bridge several years ago. In addition, love padlocks have been sighted on the Cahill express walkwayand on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney. Lock dates suggest this has been occurring since at least 2010. At Manly Beach, along the walk to Fairy Bower Beach there are some love padlocks on the fence.
In Melbourne, love padlocks have appeared on the bridges of the Yarra River. The appearance of the locks has caused a divide in the people of the city, with many arguing that the locks create an unnecessary eyesore. Australian Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, says the "padlock graffiti" does not belong in a city with such a tidy reputation.
In Brisbane, locks began to appear on the Kurilpa Bridge in early 2012. They had inscriptions such as "Ben loves Annie" etc. The locks were all removed in June 2013, presumably by the Brisbane City Council. No doubt they will begin to reappear soon.
On the Sunshine Coast some are starting to appear on the fence at Bulcock Beach.
In Adelaide, many padlocks have appeared on the University Footbridge over the River Torrens in the CBD.
In Ballina, New South Wales there is a small bunch of padlocks on the middle section on fencing on the lookout between Lighthouse and Shelley Beaches.
In the Margaret River region of Western Australia, a love lock gate has been made available on private property so that couples can be assured their love lock will not be removed by authorities. The address is 356 Miamup Rd, Cowaramup.
Love padlocks have recently been added to a bridge over the Frank Kitts Lagoon on the Wellington waterfront. Also Fairfield Bridge over the Waikato River in Hamilton.
In Buenos Aires, love locks are usually located at the east side of the rotating footbridge Puente de la Mujer of the Puerto Madero district.
Pedro de Valdivia Bridge in Valdivia, Southern Chile has been recently used as a place where couples leave love padlocks.
A fountain in Montevideo, on Avenida 18 de Julio a few blocks east of Plaza Independencia, is designated for love padlocks. A plaque is affixed to the front of the fountain that provides an explanation in both English and Spanish. The English version of the text reads, "The legend of this young fountain tells us that if a lock with the initials of two people in love is placed in it, they will return together to the fountain and their love will be forever locked."
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