̉ۡtant la plus saisissante manifestation de l'art des constructions m̩talliques par lesquelles nos ing̩nieurs se sont illustr̩s en Europe, elle est une des formes les plus frappantes de notre g̩nie national moderne. Being the most striking manifestation of the art of metal structures by which our engineers have shown in Europe, it [the Eiffel Tower] is one of the most striking of our modern national genius. Gustave Eiffel
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