Rejected designs of the Eiffel Tower - photo

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Speaking of Eiffel Tower design inspiration, here's the Creusot Steam Hammer on the left, and the Eiffel Tower on the right. The Creusot Steam Hammer was the largest and most powerful steam hammer in the world, and it was, coincidentally, built 10 years before the Eiffel Tower in the French town of Le Creusot. Just sayin'



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