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Old Posted Jun 14, 2014, 9:03 PM
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Funny fact, the Eiffel tower could have been called Bönickhausen tower.

Bönickhausen was the original familly name of Gustave Eiffel, it was officially changed to Eiffel in 1880.
The name Eiffel come from the Eifel region in Germany from where came Gustave Eiffel ancestors.
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