The tower that they were pointing at was a monument that still stood in his previous life in Paris, France.
The Eiffel Tower. Of course, he couldn't just say the name Eiffel tower as Eiffel came from the one who designed the iron truss tower, Gustave Eiffel.
Napoleon II kept his expression neutral as the three ministers studied the drawing.
"It is not decorative," he said calmly. "It is structural."
Jules narrowed his eyes at the sketched lattice.
"It appears… impractically tall," he said.
"It is tall," Napoleon II replied. "Deliberately so."
He moved his finger along the base of the drawing, then traced upward through the narrowing framework.
"This tower will rise from the Champ de Mars itself. An iron lattice structure. Open frame. Four legs anchored on reinforced foundations. Curved supports to distribute load into the ground. Cross-bracing throughout."
Lemaine leaned closer. "How high?"
