Guy de Maupassant ate lunch everyday at the base of The Eiffel Tower (his “iron arch nemesis,”), because that was the only place in Paris from which he could not see it …
In 1940 saboteurs cut the elevator cables to keep Hitler from using them. In Edward Rutherfurd’s novel Paris they were led by an old ironworker who had helped build it (kind of a pet of Eiffel’s ever since they had built the framework for the Statue of Liberty).
A Common 'tator about 4 years ago
Guy de Maupassant ate lunch everyday at the base of The Eiffel Tower (his “iron arch nemesis,”), because that was the only place in Paris from which he could not see it …
Michael G. about 4 years ago
The tower gets painted regularly. Just like bridges!
gcarlson about 4 years ago
In 1940 saboteurs cut the elevator cables to keep Hitler from using them. In Edward Rutherfurd’s novel Paris they were led by an old ironworker who had helped build it (kind of a pet of Eiffel’s ever since they had built the framework for the Statue of Liberty).