10 interesting Facts about The Eiffel Tower part (2)
Everyone thinks they´ve heard all there is to know about the Eiffel Tower in Paris . However, you may be quite surprised when you hear LocalNomad´s 10 following facts about the mysteries that surround the Iron Lady… In 1960 French president, Charles de Gaulle , negotiated a secret agreement with the Mayor of Montreal, Jean Drapeau , to temporarily dismount the Eiffel Tower and relocate it to Canada for the 1967 Universal Exposition . Thankfully this was vetoed by the company which operated the tower who feared that the French government would not be willing to return the tower to its original location. Few people realize that the Eiffel Tower played a crucial role in the First World War during the Battle of the Marne in 1914. Signals would actually be sent out from the top of the tower in order to direct the French troops to the front line. From 1925 to 1935, the Eiffel Tower, nicknamed the “Iron Lady” was used as a commercial billboard by CITR...