Bulletproofed Eiffel

Agence France-Presse “Eiffel Tower to get bulletproof glass walls to protect against terrorism” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/10/eiffel-tower-to-get-bulletproof-glass-walls-to-protect-against-terrorism


巴里市当局はエッフェル塔*1を透明な防弾硝子で保護する計画を明らかにした。


The Eiffel Tower will soon be protected by bulletproof glass walls 2.5 metres high as part of a plan to prevent attacks at the monument, Parisian authorities said on Thursday.

The walls, costing €20m, will be built later this year at the northern and southern ends of the landmark, the city said in a statement. On the western and eastern sides, “inelegant temporary” barriers that were thrown up around the 324-metre tower during last year’s Euro 2016 football tournament will be replaced by ornate fencing.

Deputy mayor Jean-Francois Martins told a news conference: “The terror threat remains high in Paris, and the most vulnerable sites, starting with the Eiffel Tower, must be the object of special security measures.”

The glass walls will prevent individuals or vehicles storming the site, which is visited by six million people a year, he added.

これは勿論テロ対策ということなのだが、ここで想定されているテロというのは遠距離からの狙撃のような古典的なテロということになる。911みたいにジェット機で突っ込まれたら、防弾硝子をしてても詮方ないということになる。
また、防弾硝子があろうがなかろうが、トリュフォーの『大人はわかってくれない』で描かれていたようなエッフェルのランドマークとしての機能には影響しないだろう。
大人は判ってくれない [DVD]

大人は判ってくれない [DVD]