TIL the Eiffel Tower has been painted nearly twenty times. It’s been shades of red, yellow, brown, and grey, and has never been painted black.

The rolling stones (as do I) are disappointed

Since black absorbs more heat than any other color, I wonder if there could be an issue with metal being affected, like rivets or screws expanding and loosening just a little all over the tower, or something along those lines. Because that's a massive maintenance headache.

Maybe if you switch colors it's easier to see where you haven't painted yet