Cologne's Hohenzollern Bridge

The Hohenzollern Bridge, is a bridge crossing over the Rhine river in the city of Cologne, and is the most heavily used railway bridge in Germany. The Cologne Bridge is famous for having "love padlocks" that cover most of the bridge's railway fences. Love locks symbolize everlasting love; the idea is you buy a lock, affix the lock to the railway fence, then write you and your sweethearts names/initials on it, and afterwords through the key into the river. These Love Padlocks Bridges did not start in Germany; the origin is unknown along with the date. Bridges similar to the Love Padlocks Bridge in Cologne can be found all over the world and the tradition still continues today.