The Parisian

This guide to The Parisian in Macau traces how Las Vegas Sands raised a half-scale steel replica of the Eiffel Tower on reclaimed sea between Taipa and Coloane, opening in September 2016. It follows the tower's construction — more than two thousand eight hundred tonnes of steel topped out in late 2015 — alongside the story of the original Paris tower, built as a temporary 1889 World's Fair exhibit that was never torn down. Stand outside at dusk and look straight up as the lattice catches the evening light.