When I watch early turn of the century videos or see early pictures from the first 20 years of the Eiffel Tower, I notice the façade on the first level is made up of this spade/clover shaped design. It looks really cool!
When I see modern pictures or video of the Eiffel Tower however, there's just a rectangular facing where it used to be.
Does anyone know what happened to that facing? Was it done away with? When and why?
