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The Day the Eiffel Tower Became a Billboard

In 1925, Citroën transformed the Eiffel Tower into the world's tallest advertisement. Using 250,000 lights, the automaker's name shone brightly across the Parisian skyline for nine years. Gustave Eiffel himself approved this brilliant display, during an era when the tower struggled for relevance.
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