View from the Eiffel Tower

“I ought to be jealous of the tower. She is more famous than I am.” – Gustave Eiffel

 

View from the Eiffel Tower of the River Seine & Paris skyline

 

10 Things you may not know about the Eiffel Tower

 

1. The Eiffel Tower was once yellow

2. It was built to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution

3. For four decades it was the world’s tallest structure

4. The Eiffel Tower was once the world’s largest billboard

5. Gustave Eiffel designed part of another famous landmark

6. Parisian artists petitioned against the “monstrous” structure

7. Radio saved the Eiffel Tower from destruction

8. The Eiffel Tower contributed to the capture of Mata Hari

9. The tower housed a scientific laboratory

10. Daredevils have died attempting aerial feats at the tower

 

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