Paris to break hearts with removal of a million 'love locks' Paris city officials, exasperated with lovers sealing their passion by clipping padlocks all over the city, started to remove 45 tonnes of the locks on Monday. Starry-eyed tourists from all over the world flock to the Pont des Arts bridge spanning the Seine River to attach a lock representing their eternal love, and throw the key into the river. But the now-iconic bridge is buckling under the weight of such devotion, and authorities are desperate to stop the craze. Images.