Sub specie Absolutus - Under the aspect of Absolute
Eiffel Tower - a masterpiece or “colossal vulgarity.”
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The English poet and artist William Morris (1834–1896) certainly disliked the Eiffel Tower. He wrote: "Coming to Paris, I usually have my lunch at the restaurant in Eiffel Tower... This is the only place where this monstrous structure
is not seen from». |
This quote is also attributed to the writer Guy de Maupassant (1850—1893), who did dine regularly at the tower restaurant to avoid having to gaze upon its “colossal vulgarity.” |