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French authorities have denied reports that the tower will be transformed into the world’s largest tree.
The denial comes on the tails of a story published by France’s Le Figaro newspaper reporting that the iconic Eiffel tower was considering a 72 million euro ($A96.09 million) project that would see 600,000 plants hung on on the tower.
Jean-Bernard Bros, a city councilor whose job title is “president of the Eiffel Tower”, stated:
“Nothing has been finalised, nothing has been studied. I had knowledge of this project along with many others, people suggest new ideas for the Eiffel Tower to me every day.”
If only the plan had been a reality, Paris could have given a whole new meaning to the term “Urban Jungle.”
Read the entire article at News.com.au.