The Paris Olympics Medals are made with pieces of the Eiffel Tower.
The Paris Olympics Medals are made with pieces of the Eiffel Tower.
When they make history at the Paris Games, Olympic medalists will take a bit of France and its history home, too.
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They were cut from girders and other bits that were swapped out of the Eiffel Tower during renovations
97ReplyDoing gods work.
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I can't believe they tore it down just for some games.
77ReplyIt's lasted long enough. It's time they replace it with a planet Hollywood
14ReplyWell it was never meant to be permanent in the first place
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Maybe the reason that the leaning tower of pisa is leaning is because they chipped away too much for their medals and they forgot about symmetry.
27ReplySo what I am reading is if I go win every medal. I can build my own Eiffel Tower. Thus making the one in Paris a replica.
10ReplyCalm down there Theseus
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In my whole long life, this is the only thing that's inspired me to compete in and win something at the Olympics.
2ReplyIf you win enough events you can build your own Eiffel Tower.
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