Deeply depressed, Nada died with a broken heart.If you will, Cologneâs Love Lock Bridge is one special piece of street art or urban art - created by thousands and thousands of artists. Four years later it was proudly inaugurated by the German Emperor Wilhelm II.The small and bigger padlocks, plaques, signs and handwritten declarations of love form an image of love on a higher level - based on the romantic idea of love and common values which unite all loving couples and visitors of the bridge.The keys of the love-locks attached to the Cologne Hohenzollern Bridge are thrown into the river Rhine below.
Certainly the biggest piece of art in Cologne or even in Germany - one of those things where the whole is definetly more than the sum of its parts.Where does the custom of attaching love-locks come from?At that time, the bridge consisted of three parallel parts, each of them having three transverse arches to drive through. Thousands of padlocks now hang from the railings of the bridge, each inscribed, painted, or otherwise decorated by the couple that hung it.Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders.And to symbolize the everlasting nature of their love, the key is dropped over the edge, tumbling far below into the eternal waters of the river Rhine.All to say, as impressive as the collection of padlocks is, perhaps the more intriguing collection – and almost certainly the longer-lasting one – are the tens of thousands of tiny keys that now line the riverbed of the mighty Rhine. This bridge is used for foot traffic, bike traffic, and train traffic. This bridge in Cologne has gathered over 40,000 locks since 2008, and it's only … In 2011, 40,000 padlocks were counted, but today the number is likely to be 8 times higher.Shortly before World War II came to an end, the Hohenzollern Bridge was destroyed. The Rhine, which traverses Germany, has seen millions of loving couples but keeps their secrets in its watery depths.Today, Hohenzollern Bridge has a length of about 400 meters.
And the Wallfahrtskirche Käppele. The Rhine, which traverses Germany, has seen millions of loving couples but keeps their secrets in its watery depths. The Hohenzollern Bridge (center) about six weeks after its destruction in 1945 . Cologne's Love Locks Bridge Cologne, Germany Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections. While we have reviewed the content to ensure it complies with our Terms and Conditions, From the Grapevine is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the information.© 2020 From the Grapevine. Deeply depressed, Nada died with a broken heart.If you will, Cologneâs Love Lock Bridge is one special piece of street art or urban art - created by thousands and thousands of artists. The padlocks have added over 2 tons of weight to the bridge, causing local officials to question how long the practice can be sustained.But for now, the burgeoning wall of padlocks is enchanting – though not nearly as enchanting as the actual tradition of hanging one. Thousands upon thousands of locked padlocks can be seen affixed to the fence across the unpronounceable Hohenzollernbruecke bridge in Cologne, Germany. This is the Eiserner Steg Bridge – a pedestrian bridge in Frankfurt am Main. And so does the fun.Case in point: the wall of “Love Padlocks” on display on the Hohenzollernbrücke bridge in Cologne, Germany, painstakingly created piece by piece as an endless stream of couples have come to publicly honor their love.