Cologne - Love locks

In 2008 the first "love locks" were found at the Hohenzollernbrücke, that crosses the Rhine river near the Dom (Catherdal). Thousands of tourists cross the bridge for the vista. Young couples have created a wall of "love locks" here. It is estimated, that on the southern side of the Hohenzollernbrücke are way more than 40.000 locks. These locks add more then 15 tons of weight to the bridge, but sofar there is no danger to the bridge´s statics.