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EUROPE
FR A N C E
Parisian icon
The Eiffel Tower casts a long shadow over the River Seine, transforming Paris
into a city-sized sundial. At 300m, it was the world’s tallest structure when it
opened in 1889. It was built using 7,300 tons of iron and 2.5 million rivets. To
protect it from the elements, it is painted roughly once every seven years with
60 tons of paint.
PHOTO: GETTY/DIGITAL GLOBE
Ville des lumières Paris
‘The City of Lights’ lives up to its name in this photo snapped from onboard the
International Space Station. After the Opéra Comique burnt down in 1887, Paris
FRANCE
decided to replace all its public gas lights with electric ones. By the turn of the
century, its streets were illuminated by over 50,000 electric lamps.
PHOTO: NASA FRANCE
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