It honored the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. And it demonstrated French industrial prowess, iron craftsmanship advanced engineering capabilities..

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ralfd 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Furthermore: The Eiffel Tower was planned to be temporary, it only still stands because it was used as a radio tower.

	▲	whythismatters 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		>planned to be temporary Same for the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium.

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uniq7 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I wonder if Stonehenge was only for demonstrating some tribe's engineering capabilities too