stackyFACTSGustave Eiffel initially pitched his iconic iron lattice tower to the city of Barcelona for the 1888 Universal Exposition. The Spanish officials swiftly rejected the design as an ugly eyesore, forcing Eiffel to take his architectural masterpiece to Paris instead.
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