Almost everyone on Earth harbors travels fantasies that include a . The Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame de Paris (Notre-Dame Cathedral), Louvre, Moulin Rouge, Montmartre, and Champs-Élysées are all well-known landmarks throughout the globe. It also becomes evident why renowned cultural icons found inspiration here when you discuss confectionery, restaurants, and parks. Since everyone is familiar with the attractions mentioned above, describing them would be pointless.
But for those visiting this European metropolis for the first time, it is advised first to climb the Eiffel Tower, also known as the “Iron Lady,” from which they can see the entire city for 70 kilometers. But if you want to see Paris at night, it’s best to visit twice — in the morning and in the evening.
Facts About the Eiffel Tower
The most romantic, one of the most frequently visited, and simply stunning building, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, attracts tourists from different parts of the world. Someone comes here with their significant other, someone in search of inspiration, and someone simply dreams of seeing this miracle with at least one eye. And it may seem that we know everything about the Eiffel Tower, but it is not so simple. We have collected five little-known facts that will be interesting even to tour guides.
The tower was supposed to be Spanish
The architect Gustave Eiffel wanted to build a tower in Barcelona, not in Paris at all. The idea of building a tower was proposed to the Spanish authorities, but they rejected such an idea, saying that they did not need a pile of iron in the middle of the city. Thanks to the refusal of the Spanish, the French acquired their main symbol.
It almost moved to Canada 40 years ago
And again, the story about the dispute about where the tower should be located. In 1980, someone came up with the idea that the Paris tower should stand in Montreal. There were even agreements to move the structure, but all of them remained only on paper.
The ticket was sold twice
Imagine that Gustave Eiffel gave not only a source of inspiration to creative people but also encouraged swindlers to develop new frauds. Yes, businessman Viktor Lustig was able to sell the Eiffel Tower twice! He cunningly turned the case the first time, pretending to be an official who was allegedly selling the building, but the second time he did not manage to turn the scam either successfully.
The color of the tower is patented
The tower is assigned its own color, which is called “Eiffel brown.” The most interesting thing is that this color has three shades, in which the building is painted once every seven years. Approximately 60 tons of paint are needed to paint the tower completely.
A photo of the building can get you behind bars
This is absolutely true. In general, tourists are not forbidden to take pictures of the tower and post them on the Internet, but not at night, when the tower is lit up with thousands of lights. It is believed that the lighting of a Parisian landmark is a self-sufficient art object. And if you violate intellectual rights to it, you can go to prison for five years. But no one has ever been punished so severely.