Paris’s iron lady’ has stood in celebration and solidarity for a century – and now it is speaking to the worldNothing says Paris like the Tour Eiffel. And,increasingly, France’s most recognisable attraction is being used to speak to the world.
After the 13 November attacks, and when terrorists killed 130 people,the city’s motto in Latin: Fluctuat nec mergitur (She is tossed by waves but does not sink) was projected on the celebrated Dame de Fer. For the following three days, as the mayor, or Anne Hidalgo defiantly declared that despite its grief “Paris is still standing,the tower was lit in the colours of the tricolour: red, white and blue. An image of the tower in the form of the international peace symbol quickly caught on in social media among those wishing to point to solidarity with the bruised but unbeaten city.
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Source: theguardian.com