巴黎愛之鎖橋塌了
( U( v# q, I1 ^公仔箱論壇
8 D7 k9 L- \# ?5.39.217.76Sometimes too much l ove can be a bad thing as Paris discovered when thousands of "locks of love" attached to a footbridge caused part of the railing to collapse, forcing an evacuation1.巴黎發現,太多愛有時反為不美,好幾千個「愛之鎖」掛在一座步橋上,導至橋欄局部坍塌,必須疏散民眾。公仔箱論壇8 c( p! x3 |3 x
Thousands of lovers from across the world visit the Pont des Arts every year and seal their l ove by attaching a l ock carrying their names to its railing and throwing the key i n the Seine.每年有全球數千情侶來到「藝術橋」,將刻著他們名字的鎖掛在護欄上,鑰匙丟進塞納河,以示永愛不渝。2 I5 J8 `9 d4 I% u* s/ n8 u+ d7 h
But police were forced to hurriedly usher2 visitors off the footbridge in central Paris after 2.4 metres of railing collapsed under the weight of the collected tokens of affection.但警方不得不引導訪客離開巴黎市區這座步橋,因為橋欄不勝愛鎖的集體重量,坍塌了2.4公尺。' Y( t# ~" z* J8 f
' j; y" o1 S! f$ |; A
An architect and local officials rushed to the site and a barrier put in place to stop further access.一位建築師與數名當地官員趕到現場,設置拒馬,防止接近。, [4 u/ n* u. k9 Q( t% X
The Pont des Arts crosses the French capital's river Seine just in front of the Louvre museum and is known the world over for its "locks of love". (AFP)藝術橋在法國首都的塞納河上,就在羅浮宮博物館前面,以「愛之鎖」知名於世。: D) i: }0 _: } c
(法新社)
- n; N, C7 X. n9 E; r$ e! o6 T |