In Paris, the world famous Eiffel Tower was initially derided as "a heap of scrap iron," while the glass pyramid designed by architect I.M. Pei for the forecourt of the Louvre nearly led to the resignation of the culture minister who had endorsed it.
今天成為法國代表的艾菲爾鐵塔，在當時則被譏笑為「一堆廢鐵」，至於羅浮宮前貝聿銘的玻璃金字塔，則差點使為他背書的文化部長下台。