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No Eiffel Tower redesign
On Monday we reported on plans for a temporary, upgraded observation deck that was to be built as part of the Eiffel Tower's 120th birthday celebration. Unfortunately, it turns out that those plans were not definitive. As reported by the New York Times, David Serero, principal of Serero Architects, stated later in the week that the firm's proposal was no more than a spontaneous design that it had submitted to the Eiffel Tower management group. Apparently the designs were neither in response to a design competition nor a project contracted by the tower's management; the architectural firm had merely put pictures of the proposed project on its website and the media jumped all over it, assuming it was a fixed deal.
Looks like the Eiffel Tower will be left alone... for now.
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Europe, France, News
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Justin Glow Mar 30th 2008 9:27AM
That's weird. I originally thought "no way," but double-checked several sources who said it was a go. Who can you trust these days?!
Andrew Mar 31st 2008 2:40PM
Thank goodness! What a hiedous idea...