French firm to build Eiffel Tower replica in Iraq
Three-storey structure to be built in the northern Kurdistan city of Sulaymaniyah
The Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah could soon have its own version of the Eiffel tower.
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A French company has announced plans to build a three-storey replica of the world-famous Eiffel Tower in the Iraq city of Sulaymaniyah, the second largest city in northern Kurdistan.
According to Yousuf Yassim, director of the Sulaymaniyah municipality, the building will be constructed for cultural and tourism purposes. He added that the city had given permission to the French firm to build the structure, along with other projects, including a French products shop.
“In line with investment laws in Kurdistan, foreign investors are asked to carry out a tourism project in the city where they intend to invest,” he said, according to quotes by the Iraqi News Agency.
“This French investor presented the Eiffel project to Sulaymaniyah municipality, which approved the project. It will have the same design as Eiffel Tower in Paris and will be equipped with laser lights showing the flags of Kurdistan and France,” he added without identifying the investor or giving further details of the project.
