Eiffel Tower Replica: Paris, Tennessee

The Eiffel Tower in Paris (Tennessee) was a labor of love.

Originally masterminded in 1993 by members of the engineering department at Christian Brothers University (CBU) in Memphis, Tennessee, this 60-foot Eiffel Tower consists of 500 pieces of Douglas fir, 6,000 steel rods and 10,000 hours of volunteer labor.

The university donated it to Paris, Tennessee, after the city organized a "Paris U.S.A." promotion 1991 in conjunction with the 14 other U.S. cities named Paris.

The tower was dismantled at the CBU campus, transported to Paris, and reassembled there for a dedication in 1993.

See the next section for another tribute to European architecture.

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• America's National Memorials