Gadling

really strange... the only thing i found more about this, is in an article in the french paper "Le Figaro":

http://www.lefigaro.fr/economie/20070823.FIG000000095__hangzhou_les_chinois_batissent_une_replique_de_paris.html

They mention it's about a third of the actual Eiffel tower at 108m. Interestingly enough, this isn't even the only Eiffel replica in China. There's another one in Shenzhen, which stands also about 100m tall:

http://www.mycameraobscura.com/index.php?showimage=619

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duuh, i wrote and sent a post but it went into outer space...didn't realize my name and email address wasn't on it. here i go again... i said that i wondered if the one in paris isn't just a copy of the ones in china being that china is older than dirt and with the french being such sneaky, devious, and sleazy people, i wouldn't put it past them to do a copy and say it was theirs originally. does anyone know when the chinese ones were built and also if there are others in that vast secret country?

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they should import some south american hispanic workers to help with the stone walkways,etc. they are real pros at it and do it super fast. none of the buildings, etc. look like they're newly built so it appears that it's taking the chinese eons to do the stone work. so love how one worker is washing his hair on the jobsite....probably no running water at his home. these poor pathetic people in this godawful communist dictator country, such horrid lives they have. be glad you're in america folks, stop your complaints, you have it easy as pie here.

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one final comment, i'm eating a filet mignon so this is why i'm sporatic here. the article said that about only 2,000 people live there so what's all those large long, tall buildings for? it sure isn't posh housing for the chinese, that's for sure. also, the large concrete circlular thing with the green (grass?) center, what the heck is that? is this where they plan to put a copy of the statue of liberty?

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Chinese people are cheap too. They would never hire Mexicans to do their work.

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Why would they hire mexicans to work in China?? It's more than likely that the government hired a company to work, nd it'd make soooo much sense for the people in the company to be Chinese.

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EUUG !! this sucks! I can't believe they even dare to copy Paris:! Paris is unique! this is just a cheap version! Stupid disrespectful chinese!

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I'm neither from Paris or China, but instead of jumping at the chance to call chinese disrespectful and stupid, be flattered. I wouldnt say it was a great idea, its weird. But its cute and amazing in all its weirdness.

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Why do people like to post stupid racist comments? If you are going to waste your time and space on this board posting something, it should at least be somewhat intelligent.

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How about the Eiffel Tower replica in Ohio?

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We allso have a 60 foot replica of the Eiffel tower here in Paris TN.Home of the worlds biggest fish fry...

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I did an aol search for "Tianducheng china eiffel tower" and came up with over 80 sites about the gated residential community with the smaller replica tower

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According to a Reuters story: "Tianducheng's Eiffel Tower is 108 meters (354 feet) high, second only to the 165-metre replica at the Paris Las Vegas hotel in Nevada, and 8 meters higher than the third-largest in China's southern city of Shenzhen."

Apparently there are lots of replicas all around the world. They say "Imitation is the greatest form of flattery" so I suppose Eiffel would have been flattered.

I guess China is telling their people, "If you can't go to Paris...we'll bring Paris to you."

The Reuters story is at: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUST1558320070911

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Yes, it is weird, but a lot of these comments I'm reading made me wish I was anywhere but in America. It makes me want to puke when I read such pathetic comments.

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