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Locked · 03:18 PM

A bridge in Frankfurt, Germany has numerous locks. It was my first time in any European country and I had a great time.

flaviopetrone · 11-25-2014, 03:23 PM - **1 Like**

Unfortunately this is a "tradition" starting from Italy since 6/8 years ago because of a movie in which a boy and a girl put a lock on a bridge to "lock" their love forever.
Now, this thing is growing up and spreading over europe and quite often bridges need a lot of work for remove all the locks because when they are too much they can damage the building.

santa · 11-25-2014, 05:30 PM

I appreciate the background history on it. On my travels there I never had asked the reasoning for it, but your explanation clears it up now.

The background are buildings in Frankfurt for those wondering.

flaviopetrone · 11-26-2014, 02:44 AM

Think that in the Juliet's house in Verona (the Shakespeare drama Romeo and Juliet), there is an official souvenir shop that sells customised locks to put them in Juliet's house. Then, every month they remove everything. You know, it is not so "forever"...

redcat · 11-26-2014, 09:40 AM

very nice, it's like it's taken by film

the same event is happening in Paris ^^

**Kerrowdown** · 11-26-2014, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by flaviopetrone

Then, every month they remove everything. You know, it is not so "forever"...

Aye, then take them back to the shop again for resale no doubt, a modern day profitable bit of recycling.

flaviopetrone · 11-26-2014, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

Aye, then take them back to the shop again for resale no doubt, a modern day profitable bit of recycling.

Not recycling, since they need to cut to open them...

**Kerrowdown** · 11-26-2014, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by flaviopetrone

since they need to cut to open them...

They all use the same key and the shop has a master key... or am I being cynical?

flaviopetrone · 11-26-2014, 02:24 PM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

They all use the same key and the shop has a master key... or am I being cynical?

No, you are a conspiracy theorist!

When you buy a lock, you write on it the names of yourself and your love and then you lock it, so it is difficult to resell it. How romantic...

Na Horuk · 11-26-2014, 05:01 PM

Originally posted by flaviopetrone

Unfortunately this is a "tradition" starting from Italy since 6/8 years ago because of a movie in which a boy and a girl put a lock on a bridge to "lock" their love forever. Now, this thing is growing up and spreading over europe and quite often bridges need a lot of work for remove all the locks because when they are too much they can damage the building.

Haha yes, you can see these in many cities nowadays! In some cases they become so heavy, they damage the bridge fence! But for us photographers, they are good, because they take nice photos, like in this thread!

ChristianRock · 11-26-2014, 09:21 PM

Very interesting picture. I like the PP you did.

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11-25-2014, 03:23 PM - 1 Like	#2
flaviopetrone Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Reggio Emilia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,153	Unfortunately this is a "tradition" starting from Italy since 6/8 years ago because of a movie in which a boy and a girl put a lock on a bridge to "lock" their love forever. Now, this thing is growing up and spreading over europe and quite often bridges need a lot of work for remove all the locks because when they are too much they can damage the building.

11-25-2014, 05:30 PM	#3
santa Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 31 Original Poster	I appreciate the background history on it. On my travels there I never had asked the reasoning for it, but your explanation clears it up now. The background are buildings in Frankfurt for those wondering.

11-26-2014, 02:44 AM	#4
flaviopetrone Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Reggio Emilia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,153	Think that in the Juliet's house in Verona (the Shakespeare drama Romeo and Juliet), there is an official souvenir shop that sells customised locks to put them in Juliet's house. Then, every month they remove everything. You know, it is not so "forever"...

11-26-2014, 09:40 AM	#5
redcat Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Paris Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,939	very nice, it's like it's taken by film the same event is happening in Paris ^^

11-26-2014, 02:05 PM	#6
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	Originally posted by flaviopetrone Then, every month they remove everything. You know, it is not so "forever"... Aye, then take them back to the shop again for resale no doubt, a modern day profitable bit of recycling.

11-26-2014, 02:07 PM	#7
flaviopetrone Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Reggio Emilia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,153	Originally posted by Kerrowdown Aye, then take them back to the shop again for resale no doubt, a modern day profitable bit of recycling. Not recycling, since they need to cut to open them...

11-26-2014, 02:09 PM	#8
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	Originally posted by flaviopetrone since they need to cut to open them... They all use the same key and the shop has a master key... or am I being cynical?

11-26-2014, 02:24 PM	#9
flaviopetrone Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Reggio Emilia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,153	Originally posted by Kerrowdown They all use the same key and the shop has a master key... or am I being cynical? No, you are a conspiracy theorist! When you buy a lock, you write on it the names of yourself and your love and then you lock it, so it is difficult to resell it. How romantic...

11-26-2014, 05:01 PM	#10
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	Originally posted by flaviopetrone Unfortunately this is a "tradition" starting from Italy since 6/8 years ago because of a movie in which a boy and a girl put a lock on a bridge to "lock" their love forever. Now, this thing is growing up and spreading over europe and quite often bridges need a lot of work for remove all the locks because when they are too much they can damage the building. Haha yes, you can see these in many cities nowadays! In some cases they become so heavy, they damage the bridge fence! But for us photographers, they are good, because they take nice photos, like in this thread!

11-26-2014, 09:21 PM	#11
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	Very interesting picture. I like the PP you did.