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The Eiffel Tower is a protected monument, the work of an immense engineer and designer,
Dati said in a statementRachida Dati,
culture MinisterIt does not seem appropriate to us that the Eiffel Tower, which has become the symbol of Paris and the whole of France since its construction 135 years ago, has the symbol of an outside organisation added to it in a permanent way, whatever its prestige,
a statement from the Association of Gustave Eiffel’s Descendants said
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