The story behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris

The planning to built the Eiffel tower was in the year 1885 for the International Exposition which was intended to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution and birth of democracy. So to honor the greatness of France, the French decided to build this specific monument. The planning for the Eiffel Tower’s building was taken place at the World’s Fair of 1889 where the fair’s commissioner chose Gustave Eiffel’s design. Go-Today states that “Until 1930 the Eiffel Tower was the tallest man-made structure in the world.  Since the time of its construction over 200 million people have visited this French landmark that almost didn’t get built.” The Eiffel Tower created so much controversy at some point that it almost was not built due to a petition signed by over 300 protesters due to safety reasons.

courtesy: Lonely Planet

A look at the Eiffel Tower in China

courtesy: NBC News

As NBC News states, This Eiffel Tower Replica is located in “Tianducheng, a gated community near Hangzhou, the capitol of China’s Zhejiang province.” This town where the Paris Eiffel tower replica is located in China is named by local media as “Ghost Town”. This replica boosts about 345-foot and still remains sparsely populated.

Fake Paris in China

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China’s Ghost Town