The Frankfurt Love Bridge

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The padlock of Aldo and Yvonne, next to the padlocks of uncountable other couples, all proclaiming their everlasting love at the 'Eiserner Steg; bridge in Frankfurt, left there in 2010.

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A single padlock of Nora and David, non the stepps leading up to the 'Eiserner Steg; bridge in Frankfurt, left there in 2008.

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Passers-by walking along the Padlocks of uncountable couples, all proclaiming their everlasting love at the 'Eiserner Steg; bridge in Frankfurt.

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Padlocks of uncountable couples, all proclaiming their everlasting love at the 'Eiserner Steg; bridge in Frankfurt.

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Passers-by walking along the Padlocks of uncountable couples, all proclaiming their everlasting love at the 'Eiserner Steg; bridge in Frankfurt.

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Hundreds of couples have come to the Eiserner Steg bridge in Frankfurt, to show their everlasting love, by attaching a padlock to the bridge, often engraved with their names and the date. Germany. 21th December 2011

Hundred of couples have come to the Eiserner Steg, a pedestrian bridge across the river Main, in Frankfurt, to show their everlasting love to each other, by attaching a padlock to the bridge (often engraved with their names and the date) and throwing the keys into the river.

This custom has come to Frankfurt from the city of Cologne, where over 40.000 padlocks are attached to a bridge across the river Rhine. The origin is however unknown, but similar customs are known from Rome and the Baltic Sea region.