Like most of the structures on this list, the Eiffel Tower began life as a controversial project. Labeled as "ugly", "too big" and "too dangerous", and heavily criticized for both aesthetics and engineering, the tower was built as a reportedly temporary structure for the World's Fair in Paris, completed in 1889. It was designed to stand until 1909, when the City of Paris was expected to tear it down.
Obviously, plans changed.
One of the tallest structures in the world for a hundred years (THE tallest for its first 41 years of its existence), the tower has stood the test of time and has become symbolic of Paris, and even of France itself.
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