Overview

• The structure was assembled this summer in Golbey in the Vosges, topping 30 meters after two cranes placed the second-floor platform, the spire and the campanile.
• Jean-Claude Fassler, 77, led the family project with his grandsons, including 23-year-old Killian, who helped design and assemble thousands of laser-cut metal pieces.
• The replica emphasizes historical fidelity with the original rouge Venise paint, the 72 scientists’ names in gold and period details such as four-leaf clover motifs and Gustave Eiffel’s top-floor apartment.
• The team says they worked from original Eiffel Tower plans to achieve the 1/10 scale and a close match to the 1889 design.
• According to the family, the tower can be dismantled and rebuilt in about two weeks, and several decorative elements and the lighting still need to be installed.