Against the will of Parisians

“It seems that the most popular sights in Paris have always been built against the will of Parisians.

When the Eiffel Tower sprung up for the World Exhibition in 1889, all tall and made of iron, citizens demanded it should be knocked down at once since it was damaging the beauty of the city, they said. Today, it is the most recognizable Paris landmark.

Also, it took 45 years for the church to be built on top of the small hill of Montmartre since the soil was moist and unsteady for such an immense construction.

The church of Sacre-Coeur was built in the end, completed in 1914, but with an anomaly – there was some kind of deviation of the material it was constructed with since it turned more white when it rained. Hence, Parisians were not happy, they didn’t want a defective church. So, they wanted to knock it down as well,” I wrote back then.

Funny, isn’t it? So, remember that when you stroll around and visit all those things to see in Paris such as Notre Dame and Centre George Pompidou, when you stand in front of the Comedie Francaise building, Palais Garnier (Opera House), or the Pantheon.

And if you want to go to the L’Arc de Triomphe terrace, climbing up the steep narrow stairs, try not to think about Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Joking aside, there is a great view waiting for you up there, right on the top