Beneath the Eiffel Tower lies a little-known underground complex with a remarkable military history. Facing a 1909 deadline that could have led to dismantling, Gustave Eiffel repurposed the tower as a giant antenna for wireless communication. In 1909 a secret underground military facility was built beneath the South Pillar to house radio operators and telegraph equipment. During World War I the operation expanded into an intelligence hub intercepting German communications, and the tower later became one of Europe’s earliest public broadcasting stations. Today the underground complex remains largely off-limits; parts are used for storage and staging beneath one of the world’s most famous landmarks.
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