A bit too modern really - but here is a chance to hear Peter McPhee talk about the Eiffel Tower. Broadcast on Sunday 7th May in Australia's ABC Radio series Night Life.
The Eiffel Tower is possibly the greatest icon of any world city. This week 134 years ago it was presented at the 1889 World Fair in Paris as the highest structure in the world at that time. But it was only meant to be temporary and was far from being Parisians’ favourite landmark.
Renee Krosch spoke with Professor Peter McPhee from the University of Melbourne and author of "A Social History of France 1780-1880" about how this distinctive structure won the French over to secure it's place in the Parisian landscape and the become the symbol of the nation.
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