Educational Influence

The tower shapes how we teach:

STEM Education: Building tower models remains standard in engineering curricula worldwide. Its accessible complexity makes perfect teaching tool—simple enough for children, sophisticated enough for PhD research.

Art History: The tower marks modernity's arrival in survey courses globally. It represents the moment engineering became art, function became symbol.

Cultural Studies: The tower exemplifies globalization, cultural exchange, and symbolic appropriation. Every replica tells stories about local relationships with modernity, France, and aspiration.