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Between 2005 and 2006, 5,500 padlocks, known as [[love locks]], which were attached to the railings around the bust of Cellini, were removed by the city council. According to the council, the padlocks were aesthetically displeasing and damaged the bust and its railings. There is now a fine for attaching love locks to the bridge.<ref name='flor'>{{cite news | title = Florence tries to stamp out locks of love | date = 1 May 2006 | url = http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy/tuscany/florence-tries-stamp-out-locks-love | work = Italy Mag | access-date = 17 June 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120826222438/http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy/tuscany/florence-tries-stamp-out-locks-love | archive-date = 26 August 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
An announcement in April 2024 stated that work would be completed on the bridge, including a cleaning, an upgrade of the replacement joints previously installed, strengthening of the stone and restoration of the footpath's stone.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://amp.nine.com.au/article/ff1e9981-c25d-476b-9f5b-ad26be4cbb09|title=Florence's famed Ponte Vecchio to be restored to former glory with two-year makeover|date=15 April 2024|work=Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Limited|access-date=16 April 2024|quote=}}</ref>
==Panorama==
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