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asks her to meet him at a cheap hotel in the country. She refuses. As construction continues, the workers threaten to strike. Adrienne realises Restac has become suspicious of her. She searches his things and finds a cartoon belittling Eiffel’s tower. Out of jealousy, Restac is using his position as a top journalist to sabotage public opinion against the tower. Restac subtly warns Eiffel about this. With uncertainty clouding the whole undertaking, the workers at the tower go on strike.
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fence, she fell and was impaled on a spike, losing the baby and almost dying. Eiffel realises
Adrienne has always loved him and they make love. When the banks threaten to pull funding for the tower, Eiffel finances the tower with his own fortune. Seeing Eiffel is betting everything on the tower, the workers cease their strike. Adrienne visits the completed first level and she and Eiffel kiss above the rooftops of Paris.
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1886 – Eiffel presents his plans for the tower to the judges for the competition. At the ceremony to announce the winner, as his name is announced, Eiffel and
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