Thankfully, the government wasn’t quite as shortsighted and today it’s one of the capital’s crowning glory.
This iconic monument hasn’t always been popular though. When Gustave Eiffel dreamed up the tower for the 1889 World Fair, hundreds of artists, writers and thinkers sighed a petition to have it removed. Thankfully, the government wasn’t quite as shortsighted and today it’s one of the capital’s crowning glory. Over seven million visitors flock here to get up close to the 985-foot monument.