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"So. The Eiffel Tower. Three hundred and thirty meters tall, seven thousand three hundred tonnes of iron, two and a half million rivets. You've seen it a million times. Here's the part that still surprises me — almost none of it was supposed to still be here. The tower was built for the eighteen eighty-nine World's Fair with a twenty-year permit. That's it. Twenty years."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at The Eiffel Tower
This is just one of 10 stops on the The Postcard Tour tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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