From Eiffel Tower to Sagrada Familia: landmarks once seen as eyesores

Many beloved landmarks were once mocked. The Eiffel Tower was called an eyesore in 1889, and writer Guy de Maupassant reportedly lunched there because it was the one spot he couldn't see it. New York's Twin Towers were derided as boxes in 1973. Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, built over 144 years, was inaugurated by Pope Leo XIV this June.