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Eiffel Tower's Massive New Observation Deck to be Made of Kevlar Webbing

The Eiffel Tower has remained exactly the same for 120 years, but this year builders will be attaching a temporary, carbon Kevlar observation deck to its uppermost reaches. French architecture firm Serero will help Paris celebrate the 120th birthday of the tower by more than doubling the floor space at its top. We've got a full frontal tower view below. More »

8:20 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By LISA KATAYAMA
5,803 views, 37 comments

Latest by simonjp: It's not like the tower's always looked the same; as was pointed out earlier, it's been an advertising hoarding, different colours, etc. I'm not convinced it should be a permanent addition, but it's interesting to see that people can accept more »