Chilli enjoying the sights of Paris. Here he is with the Eiffel Tower in the background. In 2009 the Eiffel Tower will be 120 years old.  Not bad for an structure that was only meant to be put in place on a temporary basis for the Paris Exposition of 1889. The Eiffel Tower was designed by the French structural engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (b. Dec. 15, 1832, d. Dec. 28, 1923). He was awarded the opportunity to erect the Eiffel Tower after winning a design competition. There were all manner of protests at the time from noted personages of the…

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