Qasr El Nil Bridge, love guarded by the lions

In the heart of Cairo, the Qasr El Nil Bridge links Tahrir Square to Gezira Island, guarded at each end by four bronze lions. As evening falls, Cairenes come to stroll here facing the Nile, and lovers seal their promises. Padlove carries on the gesture: your love lock, in both your names, without ever weighing on its railings.

The story of the place

The first bridge built across the Nile in Cairo, the Qasr El Nil was inaugurated in 1871 under Khedive Ismail, then entirely rebuilt in 1933. It connects downtown and Tahrir Square to Gezira Island, and is one of the most travelled and best-loved crossings in the Egyptian capital.

Four great bronze lions, sculpted by the Frenchman Alfred Jacquemart, watch over its entrances. Now one of Cairo’s emblems, they have seen generations of strollers pass by. In the evening, as the heat drops, the bridge fills with families and couples who come to watch the river and the city light up.

It is this gentle dusk over the Nile that turned it into a place of vows. Lovers have hung their locks here, as on so many bridges in the world. Padlove takes up the gesture without its weight: the lock lives on the map, in both your names, and Cairo’s heritage stays intact.

Why seal your love lock here

• Seal your vow on Cairo’s most iconic bridge, guarded by its four bronze lions.
• Join the stroll of Cairo’s lovers facing the Nile, without adding a gram on its railings.
• Give your promise a lock that stays legible forever, in both your names, on the map.

Continue the journey

• Pont des Arts — The bridge of lovers from all over the world, made eternal.
• Pont de l’Archevêché — The narrowest of Paris bridges, the widest for hearts.
• Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor — From the Musée d’Orsay to the Tuileries garden, a pas de deux.