Tag: Eiffel

In a study on the Eiffel Tower, published in Paris in 1889, Gustave Eiffel makes a flattering revelation about a skilled Romanian engineer. He says that the famous symbol of Paris, and therefore of France, could not have been erected so quickly, in the record time of only two years and four months, ...

I see you rolling your eyes. Yet another travel blog entry on the inter-webs. Yet another clichéd European destination. Also, a blog article — what is this, 2010? But here are three reasons why you are going to read this: I have brought you a no-nonsense, resourceful account o...