The Eiffel Tower was modelled after the Blackpool Tower
Also : The Paris Catacombs were modelled after Dundee city centre, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is modelled after Edinburgh's Princes Street and the Arc de Triomphe is based on a car electrical fuse.
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Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇,
Thu 20 Aug 2020, 23:10,
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the tour de france was a straight rip off of the M25
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations,
Thu 20 Aug 2020, 23:17,
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Statue of Liberty
uncanny resemblance to Princess Di ?
coincidence ?
Bloody Frogs, staying over there, stealing our stuff etc.
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davyclam,
Fri 21 Aug 2020, 7:59,
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Particularly liked
Dundee reference, too few of them these days.
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davyclam,
Fri 21 Aug 2020, 8:00,
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