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Day two of our trip to Paris, France.
From The Louvre we walked a short distance to the Seine, where we hopped back on to the Big Bus ... by the Pont des Arts, which was covered in thousands of locks. We stayed on the bus at that point ... it was time to go back to the hotel.
From Wikipedia -
The Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the River Seine. It links the Institut de France and the central square (cour carrée) of the Palais du Louvre, (which had been termed the "Palais des Arts" under the First French Empire).
Since late 2008, tourists have taken to attaching padlocks (love locks) with their first names written or engraved on them to the railing or the grate on the side of the bridge, then throwing the key into the Seine river below, as a romantic gesture. This gesture is said to represent a couple's committed love. Although this is not a French tradition and has only been taking place in Paris since the end of 2008, with locks occasionally being cut off by city workers, since 2012 the number of locks covering the bridge has become overwhelming, with locks being attached upon other locks. In February 2014, Le Monde estimated that there were over 700,000 locks; with the 2014 summer tourist season, many thousands more have since been added, creating a serious safety concern for city authorities and an aesthetic issue for Parisians.
By 2014, concern was being expressed about the possible damage the weight of the locks was doing to the structure of the bridge. In May, the newly elected mayor, Anne Hidalgo, announced that she was tasking her First Deputy Mayor, Bruno Julliard, with finding alternatives to love locks in Paris. In June, part of the parapet on the bridge collapsed under the weight of all of the padlocks that had been attached to it.
In August 2014, the Paris Mayor's Office began to say publicly that they wanted to encourage tourists to take "selfies" instead of leaving love locks, when they launched the "Love Without Locks" campaign and social media hashtag. The web site states: "Our bridges can no longer withstand your gestures of love. Set them free by declaring your love with #lovewithoutlocks." With the high tourist season in full swing, more than 50% of the panels on the Pont des Arts had to be boarded over with plywood because the weight of the locks (estimated by the city to be 700 kg per panel) was creating the risk of more panels collapsing.
On 18 September 2014, the City Hall of Paris replaced three panels of this bridge with a special glass as an experiment as they search for alternative materials for the bridge where locks cannot be attached.
From 1 June 2015, city council workmen from Paris started to cut down all the locks after years of complaints from locals. Health and Safety officials said "the romantic gestures cause long term Heritage degradation and danger to visitors". As of 2015, over a million locks were placed, weighing approximately 45 tons.
Street artists like Jace, El Seed, Brusk or Pantonio have been chosen to paint the new panels that replaces the old railings with locks.
Day 112-Ive had this one for a while as well, about 2 years now though the declaration on the shirt is much longer than that. I am one of the Crazies as the band has seemed fit to name their fans and I am proud to be one. I feel like I am part of a select group since no one (outside of my parents) that I know knows who they are. Sure their shows are packed in ATX (thanks to their short appearance at ACL FEST) but for the most part, no one knows them. Interestingly, I heard of Electric Six through Evan Dorkin, in the margin of one of his comics "soundtracks" in 2005, and have been hooked ever since.
January 18, 2009 - Washington, D.C.
Declare Yourself - Rebirth of Citizenship inauguration kickoff event at the Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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January 18, 2009 - Washington, D.C.
Declare Yourself - Rebirth of Citizenship inauguration kickoff event at the Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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declarative portion of a statue on Parliament Hill in Ottawa commemorating the "official" recognition of women as "persons" in 1929.
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The words of the Declaration Of Independence are printed on this window at the Independence Visitor Centre, including ones that that never originally made it, but were in the minds of the founders even at that time (e.g. bits about abolishing slavery). Those are the bits that are written in those gaps in the columns.
Tried a number of things, but getting my brother to stand and read seemed to work the best.
January 18, 2009 - Washington, D.C.
Declare Yourself - Rebirth of Citizenship inauguration kickoff event at the Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photo by Alex J Berliner© Berliner Studio / BEImages
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