A workman removes an iron grille covered with padlocks from the Pont des Arts, which spans the Seine in Paris, on June 1. The 19th-century pedestrian bridge is closed for a week as the padlocks are removed. PHILIPPE WOJAZER/REUTERS The Eiffel Tower appears through the partly lock-free railing of the Pont des Arts in Paris on Monday. The bridge has become a shrine for love declarations by tourists and Parisians seeking to immortalize their love by leaving initialed padlocks attached to its railings.
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