A few years ago, a new fad started, when sweethearts started to lock padlocks onto the chain link fence on the Passerelle des Arts. The love padlocks multiplied until there were more than 2,000 locks on the bridge, each one with an engraved message of love. After locking the love padlock onto the fence, the lovers tossed the keys into the Seine river – a sign of their eternal love.
