Chapter 1328 Love Locks the Bridge
Within a few minutes, Ye Tian and the others crossed the exit on the south side of the Place des Pyramids, came to the avenue François Mitterrand on the banks of the Seine, and walked along the riverside road to the Pont des Arts not far away.
It is a scenic street with the Renaissance-style art palace and the Louvre on the left, and the picturesque scenery of the Seine on the right.
Ye Tian and the others were enjoying the beautiful scenery on both sides of the street, chatting and chatting, and it didn't take long for them to walk to the bridge head of the Pont des Arts located on the north bank of the Seine River.
The Pont des Arts in Paris, located on the Seine River and straddling the north and south banks, was built in 1804 and was destroyed by German bombing during the two world wars, and was finally rebuilt in the eighties of the last century.
In 1804, the French Emperor Napoleon ordered the construction of the bridge for pedestrians, in order to connect the Collège Française and the art galleries on the north and south banks of the Seine.
For the last one or two hundred years, it was just an old bridge for pedestrians, and although it was historic, it didn't have much romance, just a very ordinary wooden bridge over the Seine!
With its shrubs and benches, this pedestrian bridge is a great place to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Seine and its banks, as well as the Île Cité on the east side.
Because of its unique location, this bridge is known as the 'Garden of Aerial Art on the Seine', which is why it is related to art and why it gets its name!
But at the beginning of the century, thanks to a famous love book, Federico Mocha's "Sorry, I Love You", this ordinary bridge became famous and gradually developed into one of the most romantic landscapes in Paris.
In Sorry, I Love You, the protagonist hangs a lock with his name on the Miovio Bridge in Rome and throws the key into the River Tabor to represent eternal love.
With the popularity of this love book, the trend of hanging love locks first arose in Rome, and then swept the whole of Europe and even the world.
The most famous of these is the Pont des Arts in Paris, which has been covered with all kinds of locks symbolizing love in a few years, and there is hardly a gap to be found!
The number and weight of love locks hanging on the Art Bridge even crushed some of the bridge sections, forcing the French government to remove a large number of love locks to relieve the pressure on the Art Bridge!
This romantic trend of hanging love locks on the bridge, although it is popular all over the world because of "I'm Sorry, I Love You", is not the first of its kind.
In many parts of the world, including China, there has been a tradition of hanging love locks since ancient times, and the tops of famous mountains and rivers such as Huangshan and Mount Tai in China are full of concentric locks that symbolize love.
The European tradition of tying bridges began at the beginning of the 20th century to commemorate lovers who died in the war and to express their feelings of remembrance, and this tradition has been maintained over time.
Because of the love locks hanging on the bridge, the Pont des Arts in Paris is also known as the 'Love Lock Bridge'.
For couples in love, it is undoubtedly a very romantic thing to hang a 'love lock' on the Pont des Arts in Paris, which symbolizes eternal love, and then throw the key into the Seine.
Especially women in love, they pay more attention to this kind of thing, such as Betty, she is no exception!
On this trip to Paris, in addition to customizing wedding dresses and top-notch jewelry to wear when she got married, hanging a 'love lock' on the Pont des Arts in Paris is probably the most important thing in her heart.
As soon as she reached the bridge, Betty's eyes lit up with excitement, and she wanted to rush to the Pont des Arts immediately, lock the padlock she had brought from New York on the bridge, and throw the key far into the Seine!
However, when Ye Tian took her to the Art Bridge and saw the padlocks on the guardrails on both sides of the bridge, which were densely packed with almost no gaps, she couldn't help but feel worried again.
"Honey, where do we hang the locks? The guardrails on both sides are full of locks, and you can't see a single gap at all, so you can't lock them on someone else's padlock, right?"
Betty whispered with a frown, holding a golden padlock she had brought from New York.
Before coming to Europe, Betty specially customized a padlock in New York, which was very delicate and beautiful, and it was engraved with the names of Ye Tian and Betty, which was very romantic.
Hearing Betty's words, Ye Tian immediately smiled and whispered:
"It's okay, my dear, the Pont des Arts in Paris is so long, let's walk slowly, while enjoying the scenery of the Seine, while looking for a suitable padlock spot.
I believe that we can always find the right padlock spot, and if I can't find it on the bridge deck, then I will turn over the bridge deck and go to the outside or under the bridge to find the right padlock location, and I will definitely find it!"
"It's better to lock it on the guardrails on both sides of the bridge, if there is really no suitable position, then forget it, this is just a formality, there is no need to risk turning out of the bridge to find it!"
Betty chuckled and whispered, not pressing.
While chatting, they walked along the Pont des Arts, admiring the beautiful scenery on the Seine and keeping an eye on the guardrails on both sides.
Matisse and the others had dispersed, walking around Ye Tian and them, vigilantly observing the surrounding situation, and also paying attention to the situation on the surface of the Seine.
As they marched, they were very attentive to their positions and were always on high alert.
Seemingly inadvertently, they had woven a safety net around Ye Tian and Betty, and from time to time they used their bodies to block the sight of looking at Ye Tian from all directions to avoid being attacked!
Mattis's well-trained tactical moves all fell into the eyes of the Parisian policemen who followed behind, making those guys gasp and chill secretly!
"Steven, this damn bastard, where did he come to Paris to travel, he just came to make trouble, who the hell went out on a trip with an army? And it's a special elite!"
Ye Tian didn't know what the Paris police thought, and even if they knew, they didn't bother to take care of it!
There is no other reason, they have seen this situation a lot, and they have long been accustomed to it!
At this time, Ye Tian's attention was already attracted by the beautiful scenery of the Seine, and there was nothing else in his eyes!
The turn of summer and autumn is one of the most beautiful times of the year on the Seine.
The sparkling and crystal-clear Seine, reflecting the Louvre, flows silently, passing under the Pont des Arts in Paris and then into the distance, gently and poetically!
On both sides of the Seine, there are many historical buildings built in various eras and artistic styles, including Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and so on.
The buildings of various styles are lined up one after another, like a chronicle of Western architecture, with a variety of styles and exquisite architecture, which is dizzying!
It is these historical buildings that truly reflect the city's long history and add a lot of cultural flavor to the Seine, making the river even more moving!
The Pont des Arts is called the Garden of Aerial Art for a reason.
Standing on the Pont des Arts and looking into the distance, you can see the Eiffel Tower on the Champ de Mars on the south bank of the Seine, and the Luxor Obelisk on the Place de la Concorde engraved with ancient Egyptian characters!
To the east, the Île de la Cité, located in the heart of the Seine, offers a clear view of the Gothic tower of Notre-Dame Cathedral and the sound of ancient bells from the Middle Ages.
From far to near, on the north bank of the Seine, also known as the right bank of the Seine, is the famous Louvre Museum, a veritable temple of art.
A little further on the left bank is another famous museum, the Musée d'Orsay, across the river from the Louvre, known as 'the most beautiful museum in Europe', with countless dazzling displays of top-notch art!
A little closer to the Voltaire Riverside Road, there are many cafes scattered all over the place, each with its own characteristics, very emotional, full of literary atmosphere!
It is said that on the left bank of the Seine, you walk into a café and if you are not paying attention, you may sit in the chair where Hemingway sit, under the lamp of Sartre's writing, or lean against Picasso's window in a daze.
Like the Louvre, the cafés on the Left Bank are a calling card of Paris and a glorious World Heritage Site!
It is the spiritual home of the artist, and the Left Bank coffee stimulates people's inspiration and enlivens people's thinking.
The left bank of the Seine combines coffee with literature and art, and coffee with creativity and individuality.
As all Parisians agree on, 'people on the Left Bank talk about art in cafés, people everywhere talk about coffee in cafés'.
Even if Ye Tian, who is not a Parisian, looks at the cafes with different characteristics on the left bank of the Seine, he can't help but think about it and sigh with emotion.
"'Happiness is like God living in France', this proverb that is widely spread in Europe is so true, God really favors France too much, he loves Paris too much, and gives Paris all the good things!"