https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_Twentieth_Century
It was as if JV could see into the future or sense various future scenarios.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_Twentieth_Century#Predictions_for_1960
http://www.unmuseum.org/verne.htm
24 years after JV wrote that book, Gustave_Eiffel is able to start construction of a 300m tower.
https://www.restaurants-toureiffel.com/en/jules-verne-restaurant.html
| Construction started | 28 January 1887 |
|---|---|
| Completed | 15 March 1889 |
| Opening | 31 March 1889 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower 1889
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower#Construction 300m
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_the_Paris_region
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermitage_Plaza 320m
It was as if JV was writing about glass and steel towers such as these.
However, they end up being constructed in the early 21st century, not in the 20th.
https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/complex/367
https://www.archilovers.com/projects/17528/hermitage-plaza.html
https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/alphaville 1965 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058898
"Alphaville combines the genres of dystopian science fiction and film noir. There are no special props or futuristic sets; instead, the film was shot in real locations in Paris, the night-time streets of the capital becoming the streets of Alphaville, while modernist glass and concrete buildings (that in 1965 were new and strange architectural designs) represent the city's interiors. The film is set in the future but the characters also refer to twentieth-century events; for example, the hero describes himself as a Guadalcanal veteran." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphaville_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphaville_(film)#Legacy_and_influences
"In New York you can forget, forget how to sit still
Tell yourself you will stay in
But it's down to Alphaville" https://www.u2.com/lyrics/92
https://www.u2songs.com/demos/alphaville , https://www.youtube.com/c/U2/videos
"The song debuted on 19 October 2000 at the ManRay club in Paris, as part of a promotional concert for the October 30 release of All That You Can't Leave Behind." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(U2_song)#Live_performances , https://www.u2gigs.com/show1145.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i78n3mhDwC8 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTPP6I-_xZ4
http://www.roomonethousand.com/eiffels-apartment-and-the-architecture-of-dreams
Jules_Verne wrote about a time when there would be 300m+ towers in Paris and Gustave_Eiffel was the one to start the first of those magnificent towers.
https://www.restaurants-toureiffel.com/en/jules-verne-restaurant/the-restaurant.html
