Santo Domingo’s Eiffel Tower is now located at the Parque Los Coquitos in western Santo Domingo. The impressively tall replica of the Paris landmark was built for a nightclub adjacent to the then Hotel Hispaniola on Av. Independencia. The mayor of Santo Domingo West purchased the tower and set it up as a Christmas tree near the Plaza de las Banderas, off the Ministry of Defense building. The structure, built by master sculptures artist, José Ignacio Morales “El Artístico” makes it possible for people to pose for pictures that appear to be in Paris.
A bust honoring nation founder Juan Pablo Duarte has now been placed where the Tour Eiffel was located.
Mayor Francisco Peña says the new location in the Las Caobas sector of Santo Domingo West will be permanent. The park is being renovated, and a formal opening of the renovated recreational area is set for August 2018, as reported in Listin Diario.
Nevertheless, one regular of the park said the change has been for worse given that workers have cut down several shade-bearing trees in the park to make room for the Eiffel Tower structure.
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Listin Diario
2 July 2018
