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Wasn't the Eiffel Tower built as a temporary exhibition? Can't believe the resources that took for 'temporary', and that it lasted this long.

• bookofjoe 6mo ago
  >Eiffel’s contract dictated that the structure would stay up for only 20 years.
• pimlottc 6mo ago
  That's part of what makes it impressive. "Our country is so advanced and powerful that we can make a giant tower like this just for a glorified art show"