View taken from the point des Arts.

Nineteenth century engraving of the famous pedestrian bridge Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts which crosses the River Seine in Paris.

Constructed between 1082-1804 under Napoleon’s rule, it was the first metal bridge in Paris.

In more recent times, the bridge has been subjected to the trend of  tourists attaching padlocks ( love locks) to the bridge as a symbolic romantic gesture and tossing their keys into the Seine.

In less than 10 years there was concern of the weight of the locks damaging the structural integrity of the bridge. By 2015 approximately over a million padlocks were removed.