Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DON'T MISS
The architecture
Foucault's Pendulum
Crypt
PRACTICALITIES
place du Panthéon, 5e
adult/child €7.50/free
10am-6.30pm Apr-Sep, to 6pm Oct-Mar
Maubert-Mutualité, Cardinal Lemoine or RER Luxembourg
LOVE LOCKS
Stretching from the Latin Quarter's quai de la Tournelle to the eastern tip of the Île de
la Cité, the Pont de l'
t de l'Arcchevêcché footbridge is one of many Parisian bridges covered in
padlocks. Inscribed with initials and sometimes adorned with ribbons, the locks are
attached by couples who then throw the key into the Seine as a symbol of eternal love.
Although it sounds romantic, there are now so many padlocks that several bridge rail-
ings and grates have been permanently damaged by the sheer weight. One of Mme
Hidalgo's first high-profile acts as Paris mayor was to remove the locks on the ad-
orned Pont de
s Arts (west of the Île de la Cité), but just weeks after the initial cleanup
the locks were back, causing a section of railing to collapse - a signal to couples that it
may be time to find a new way to express their love. Flowers, perhaps?
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