Eiffel Tower Hid Private Apartment

When the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris in 1889, French engineer Gustave Eiffel revealed that he had built a small private apartment for himself on the third level. Warm wallpaper, soft furnishings, wooden cabinets, and a grand piano made the space surprisingly comfortable. Members of the Parisian elite reportedly offered enormous sums to spend one night there, but Eiffel refused them and instead entertained select guests such as American inventor Thomas Edison, who gave him a phonograph.

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