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Ebony Allen
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The Eiffel Tower to me looks like an obelisk. Does anyone here think that the designer of it was inspired the ancient Egyptian obelisk?
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obelisk? I dont think so.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ebony Allen:
The Eiffel Tower to me looks like an obelisk. Does anyone here think that the designer of it was inspired the ancient Egyptian obelisk?
While the Eiffel Tower does resemble the phallic symbol, it is generally conceded that the design of the tower was based on the human femur bone...
Technology Imitate Nature Biomimetics 2/7
http://www.metacafe.com/tags/eiffel_tower/page-6/
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