Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post

It had a real 'wow' factor when it was build. We are all used to scyscrapers, to 747's flying over oceans. But back in 1889, a 324 meter tower was awe-inspiring. But the novelty wore off quickly. For much of the twentieth century the tower was hated by Parisians. Said to destroy the skyline, to disrupt the uniformity of the Parisian style.
There was one famous french critic who ate supper in the tower every night because it was "the only place in the city from which he couldn't see it"