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0 pointsNotYourLawyer2y ago0 comments

People hated the Eiffel Tower for a long time.

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It is said that Guy de Maupassant ate lunch everyday at the base of The Eiffel Tower, because it was the only place in Paris where he couldn't see it

WJW2y ago

It's a great story, but surely even at places that had a clear view of the Eiffel tower he could simply sit facing away from it?

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0 pointsNotYourLawyer2y ago0 comments

People hated the Eiffel Tower for a long time.

It is said that Guy de Maupassant ate lunch everyday at the base of The Eiffel Tower, because it was the only place in Paris where he couldn't see it

WJW2y ago

It's a great story, but surely even at places that had a clear view of the Eiffel tower he could simply sit facing away from it?

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