In memory of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the builder of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the square in the center of Marmagen was named "Eiffelplatz". There is also a memorial plaque …

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June 22, 2023

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The fact that there is an Eiffelplatz in the village of Marmagen in the Eifel is not a typographical error. The designer of the world-famous Paris "Eiffel Tower", GUSTAVE EIFFEL, has his family roots here. Its most famous building can be found as a hiking highlight here: komoot.de/highlight/99285

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You can read about what the Eifel has to do with Eiffel here: eifel-hautnah.de/index.php/themen/42-der-eiffelturm-und-die-eifel

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