I wasn't suggesting a Tokyo Skytree replanted in Paris might be an improvement on the Eiffel Tower! Rather that something as close to the Eiffel Tower as is consistent with three not four legs would possibly have been more cost-effective than the structure we are familiar with. I have no idea if...
Blasphemy probably, but I can't get the thought out of my head that the Eiffel Tower (or should I say a close relative of it) could have been constructed more cost-effectively with a tripod rather than the existing quadruped (quadrupod?) base. Compare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Skytree
