In the past the tower has gone from reddish brown to ochre-brown, yellow, brownish-yellow and dark red, before operators settled in 1968 on the current color.

埃菲尔铁塔曾被粉刷成红棕色、赭褐色、黄色、棕黄色和深红色，直到1968年被主管方肯定为现在的色彩。

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But today, we are alone and as the late afternoon sun turns the dull brown mountains a richer, deeper shade of ochre it is time to head down and start the long drive back to Erbil and the complexities of modern Iraq.

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Lovely colors abound: terra cotta, ochre, pink, white and yellow accented by gray, beige, black, green and brown shutters.

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