Posted on 06/15/2018 10:41:59 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
The Eiffel Tower is installing bulletproof glass and metal fencing to protect it from terrorist attacks.
The panels are nearly 10 feet high and more than 2 inches thick and will be positioned on the north and south ends of the Paris monument, according to NPR. The east and west ends will now have metal fencing, a measure put in place to protect against possible cars ramming into the monument's grounds.
The report notes that plans for these protective measures were announced in 2017. These bulletproof glass and metal fencing replace temporary barriers that were installed in 2016. The temporary barrier was put in place after a series of terrorist attacks in France.
Bernard Gaudillere, president of the Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel, which operates the tower, told ABC that these measures were taken "to increase the security" because the square surrounding the tower is easily accessible to anyone.
ABC also reports that the new perimeter will cost $40 million and will be completely installed by July.
"When you are on site, you see that the 3-meter high walls, compared to the scale of the monument, are absolutely not visible," the architect overseeing the project previously told The Associated Press. "It will really look as if the square [under the Eiffel Tower] was open."
The French have been hit by multiple terrorist attacks in recent years, including one in Paris in November 2015, which killed 130 people and wounded hundreds. ISIS claimed responsibility for that attack.
Couldn’t they just make it a gun-free zone?
Well bigger font lettering to notify any would be attackers that no trucks are allowed past a certain point. That and the bullet proof glass should make everybody “feel” safe now. Les idiots!
Maybe they should write the terrorists a very stern letter?
Islam: Enemy of civilization.
But wait... isn’t diversity their strength? Then why the bullet-proof glass? By the way, how are those no-go zones coming along?
Yeah. And put up some “Paris bans guns on theses premises” signs.
As POTUS says...
Paris isn’t Paris, anymore.
Beirut used to be the “Paris of the Middle East”.
Now, Paris is the “Beirut of Europe”.
When you are on site, you see that the 3-meter high walls...
Exactly - guns and walls are bad. They must be racist, misogynistic, homophobic liberals.
What is wrong with them?!
Besides - all the neighborhoods around the tower are infested with islamic snakes. Are they going to provide armored busses and taxis also?
Guess that’s just part and parcel of living in a major city.
> The Eiffel Tower is installing bulletproof glass... <
LOL. Clever satire there! Oh, wait a minute. This isn’t satire.
France is allowing it’s culture to be destroyed - they might as well tear down damn Eiffel Tower. It was built to commemorate the hundredth year of the French Revolution ...and hopes for the industrial future of their county... It was never meant to be a grave marker.
Rrrrraaaacccciiiiiisssst!
The place is infested with 3rd world types all around the plaza and park. All sorts checking out the tourists. We were fine but took precautions in the area. Gorgeous place but always under repair. We had acquaintances who were robbed their first day on the train by third world types. We rode the same one without a problem. Guess timing is everything.
No. Do this. Take terrorists to the top, and shove them off. They can even have a banner with “allahu akhbar” on it to wave as they descend.
I am absolutely sure that the original design was planned to add tons and tons of glass and steel to it without any reinforcement. The French think ahead like that.
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