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| Parisian love padlocks replaced with graffiti art | Parisian love padlocks replaced with graffiti art |
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| For many loved-up couples, a visit to Paris isn’t complete without sealing their love in a padlock attached to one of the city’s bridges. | For many loved-up couples, a visit to Paris isn’t complete without sealing their love in a padlock attached to one of the city’s bridges. |
| However, as the tradition has grown in popularity over the years, so too has the weight of the romantic gestures- amounting to 45 tonnes of metal. | However, as the tradition has grown in popularity over the years, so too has the weight of the romantic gestures- amounting to 45 tonnes of metal. |
| Bridges began to buckle from the weight of the love tokens, prompting Parisian authorities to begin removing the padlocks earlier this month. | Bridges began to buckle from the weight of the love tokens, prompting Parisian authorities to begin removing the padlocks earlier this month. |
| The city council has now unveiled graffiti art work which will take the place of the love-locks. | The city council has now unveiled graffiti art work which will take the place of the love-locks. |
| Temporary wooden boards have been erected in place of the padlocks along the bridges. | Temporary wooden boards have been erected in place of the padlocks along the bridges. |
| The boards now display art work by local graffiti artists, Brusk, Pantonio, Jace and El Seed, many of whom have incorporated elements of the love-locks in their work as a nod to the romantic tradition. | The boards now display art work by local graffiti artists, Brusk, Pantonio, Jace and El Seed, many of whom have incorporated elements of the love-locks in their work as a nod to the romantic tradition. |
| Parisian authorities have been running a 'selfies not padlocks' campaign in a bid to encourage couples to take selfies in front of the bridge art work, rather than attaching locks. | Parisian authorities have been running a 'selfies not padlocks' campaign in a bid to encourage couples to take selfies in front of the bridge art work, rather than attaching locks. |
| However, the graffiti panels will only be temporary fixtures on the famous bridges, with plexiglass sheets due to be installed from September instead. | However, the graffiti panels will only be temporary fixtures on the famous bridges, with plexiglass sheets due to be installed from September instead. |