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Saved from destruction
Gustave Eiffel was ingenious, not just for building the world's most famous tower, but also in the way he saved it from being turned into scrap metal just 20 years after being constructed.
THE EIFFEL TOWER
VERSAILLES
France’s biggest PR nightmare
Versailles was France’s biggest PR nightmare, fueled by thousands living within its gilded walls, the dynamics of a modern day reality show, and seedy gossip leaking to neighboring peasants.
Impressionist . . . how insulting!
GIVERNY
Claude Monet was lobbed the insulting title impressionist, but he considered it a badge of honor and embraced the new designation, becoming the most famous French artist.
AVIGNON
Three popes at one time?
When the headquarters of the Catholic Church was relocated to the South of France, uproar across the church ensued, resulting in three popes scattered across Italy and France.