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billynomatestoday at 1:23 PM2 repliesview on HN

It honored the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. And it demonstrated French industrial prowess, iron craftsmanship advanced engineering capabilities..


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ralfdtoday at 1:27 PM

Furthermore: The Eiffel Tower was planned to be temporary, it only still stands because it was used as a radio tower.

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uniq7today at 1:51 PM

I wonder if Stonehenge was only for demonstrating some tribe's engineering capabilities too