The lovers of various countries created a charming tradition, so thousands of ribbons, labels and locks (symbols of a strong and eternal love ) began to appear on the bridges, which serve as a place for romantic rendezvous. Such bridges were called as lovers’ bridges. The fashion of hanging locks to demonstrate the strength of feeling emerged after the publication of the 1992 a novel by Federico Mochcha “Three meters above the sky”, where the main characters did this. The Lover’s Bridge in Kyiv has several names: The Park’s Bridge, The Devil’s Bridge, The Bridge of Kisses, The Small Paton’s Bridge. The official date of commissioning of the bridge is 1912, but it was actually built by Professor Paton at the end of 1910.
During the revolution (Euromaidan) in January 2014 the bridge was destroyed by fire, but than quickly renovated in February 2014.