The Wonders Of Europe

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The Wonders Of Europe

Every year, nearly seven million visitors flock to admire the Eiffel Tower, the most visited entrance fee-paying monument in the world. It has become an icon not just of Paris but of all France. Behind its extraordinary fame is the wild story of a crazy project.

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Season 2
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After a two-month fight, the emperor Napoleon III has been defeated by Prussia. The Germans are only 250 kilometres from Paris. Convinced that this failure is God's punishment, a group of ardent Catholics makes a promise to each other- should the capital be spared, they would build a gigantic basilica dedicated to the Sacr...
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