and was build to be easily disassembled. it was only to have stood for a few years originally.

Instructions unclear, stuck with globally recognisable monument.

The Great Pyramid at Giza was the tallest man-made structure for nearly 4,000 years. The Eiffel tower held the record for forty years.

And yet the pyramid at Giza impresses me significantly more.

And we don't know how either of them were built or where they came from!

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And when you reach the top of the tower you might experience a kind if disorientation of not knowing which way is up. Oh, and you'll also get your pockets picked by some french asshole, so beware.

Why have a picture of NYC when you're talking about the eiffel tower or the pyramid at Giza?? You could have least put some effort in and got a pic of Vegas of the Paris & Luxor Hotels 🤦

Fun fact: The Tokyo tower resembling the Eiffel is actually taller than the Eiffel tower.

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haha! sorry to hear that but it's on brand.

since visiting Italy, whenever i'm in a European touristy area, i lock my backpack and keep my wallet/passport in a satchel like thing under my clothes. Not that all of Europe is bad, but i find myself in touristy areas and pickpockets are more prevalent than they are here at home.

True story. I luckily had my valuables zipped up inside my jacket (visited Paris in a February) but I still felt someone slide their hand into my back pocket ;)

Lots of things are bigger than the tallest pyramid of Giza

With 6000 years apart, it is not.

The 20th century, man. Same thing happened to cars, it was like a car that did 120 kph was the fastest land vehicle for decades and now a car doing 390 kph holds the record for 10 months.

We have cars hitting near 500 km/h now. I struggle to even imagine that kind of speed

The Europeans have class. It takes skill to be a pickpocket meanwhile the Americans just shove a gun in your face and mug you

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The mass production of steel is possibly the most influential invention ever

The Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel seems tall, but it is only half as tall as the real Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower in Paris France is as tall as the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas.