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Interesting that the exposition map[0] has the Eiffel Tower labeled as "Tour de 300 Métres." I wonder when it became known as the Eiffel Tower in common parlanc
by bmmayer1 3y ago
Interesting that the exposition map[0] has the Eiffel Tower labeled as "Tour de 300 Métres." I wonder when it became known as the Eiffel Tower in common parlance?
[0]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/P._Bineteau%2C_Exposition_universelle_de_1900_-_plan_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/P._Binet...
- mkl 3y agoIt was called the Eiffel Tower informally even before it was built: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower#Artists'_protest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower#Artists'_protest