I have been fascinated with the details of la Tour since my very first trip to Paris. Gustave Eiffel paid hommage to 72 scientists by including their names in the original design. Sadly they were painted over at one time, but were restored in an 1986 repainting. To see the entire list of names, click HERE.
6 comments:
It sure was an amazing accomplishment in design and construction resulting in icon recognisable the world over.
That's a detail I wouldn't have known about. Good closeup of the tower.
Good for you, V—I think most people don't notice details like this.
I didn't notice this detail myself when I was visiting the tower until someone else pointed it out to me. It is such an amazing place.
This is a really pretty detail, Virginia.
Jolie photo !
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