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0 pointsgherkinnn6y ago0 comments

The Eiffel Tower wasn’t well received at first, now it’s a part of Parisian identity.

Gotta love that cycle.

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saalweachter6y ago· 1 in thread

My vague understanding is there are still mixed feelings about it.

Sure but the ratio is pretty overwhelmingly positive now.

Guy de Maupassant loathed it so much that he ate lunch there daily, since it was the only place that it didn't spoil the sklyine.

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