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Everyone knows the story of the French writer Guy de Maupassant, who famously hated the Eiffel Tower but dined at its restaurant regularly, claiming it was the only place in Paris where he couldn’t see the tower. However, few are aware that there is a real apartment at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
The architect Gustave Eiffel, the mastermind behind this iconic structure that has become a symbol of Paris, couldn’t resist the temptation of having an office 300 meters in the air. During the tower’s construction, he outfitted a small apartment for himself, complete with two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a laboratory on the upper floors of the tower.
He often used it for relaxation and entertaining guests, and on one occasion, he spent 10 hours here in conversation with Thomas Edison.
Today, the apartment is open to tourists, where visitors are greeted by wax figures of Edison and Eiffel, recreating the scene of their meeting that took place on September 10, 1899. What are these esteemed gentlemen discussing? Naturally, the achievements of technological progress!
