I am sure that many others will disagree. Until radio broadcasts, TV broadcasts and particularly cell-phone usage, which all required high antennas, let’s face the truth: Other than an obvious tourist trap, the Eiffel Tower was the most useless engineering project the world has ever seen.
I think I read that the Eiffel Tower structure was originally supposed to be covered.
It’s iron work has become “iconic”.
In Prague there is a replica made out of railway parts. Hitler thought it was ugly (and maybe reminded him of France) and he ordered it torn down. It never was. I believe he could see it from the Castle or some other place he’d taken over.
I too felt the same way until I visited it several times and had the occasion to go up in both daylight and then dark. It silhouettes the skyline and is just beautiful when lit up. Paris, except for the French, is a great place to visit but I would not want to live there!