Rusting Eiffel Tower in worrying state of repair, reports warn

The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need of full repairs but is getting only a cosmetic, if costly, paint job ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, according to several leaked reports cited by French media. The wrought-iron 324-metre high tower, built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 world fair, …


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