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SkyeMreddit t1_isu9ola wrote

Reply to comment by Stachemaster86 in TIL the Empire State Building opened during the Depression, and took 20 years to become profitable. by licking-windows

Same with the Eiffel Tower. It was promised that it would be removed after 20 years like most temporary World’s Fair attractions and even after 20 years many did want to remove it but others fell in love with it.

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PM_Me_British_Stuff t1_isxty33 wrote

What would be the most iconic landmark of Paris had the Eiffel Tower not been built? The Notre Dame? Arc de Triomphe?

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SkyeMreddit t1_isygs1b wrote

Also Louvre Palace/Museum and Sacre Coeur. Arc de Triomphe is probably the most well known.

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