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The Eiffel Tower was almost made of wood — but Paris said “non,” because splinters aren’t romantic.

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The Eiffel Tower was designed in wrought iron for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. It was never planned to be wooden. Some Parisian artists did protest its construction at first.

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