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TIL England tried to copy the Eiffel tower: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watkin%27s_Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watkin%27s_Tower
by orf 8y ago
TIL England tried to copy the Eiffel tower: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watkin%27s_Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watkin%27s_Tower
- petepete 8y agoAnd succeeded at a much smaller scale https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Tower https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Tower
- twic 8y agoGrimsby's tower is more my style: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimsby_Dock_Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimsby_Dock_Tower
- toyg 8y agoReplicating the Eiffel was all the rage for a while, the Japanese did it in Tokyo in the ‘50s and I’m almost certain there are other replicas and attempts around the world. It’s one of those weird twists of fashion: the Eiffel serves no real purpose and most people thought it was a pointless exercise, but it was so absurd that it went all the way around and became iconic - so much so that people started copying it.