The true history of the Eiffel Tower. Why is it synonymous with progress and modernity? How did 19th century Parisians perceive this tower, the tallest ever built? To talk about it, Stéphane Bern receives Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, screenwriter and director (“Eiffle, the war of the towers” ​​broadcast on Arte in 2023) Sté phile: “The truth behind the symbol of Paris’s most famous landmark”