The Eiffel Tower's glass floor is the latest landmark people are taking selfies in front of

Ah, Paris. She's beautiful, isn't she? You've got the Louvre filled with some of the world's most famous works of art, the bustling Champs Elysees and of course, the Eiffel Tower, one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.

But as with most beautiful things in our world, social media has now ruined the Eiffel Tower, too. In honor of the Eiffel Tower's 125th anniversary this year, the French landmark got a little makeover. This included a revamped store, restaurant and interactive exhibits on the structure. Moatti Riviére Architects also designed a new glass floor for the tower that allows views from 187 feet above Paris. You know what it also gives people? Another excuse to take selfies.

People are literally getting on their hands and knees and even lying down just to snap the perfect selfie. Is this what Gustav Eiffel always envisioned for his famous design?

It seems that the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo is even encouraging visitors to indulge in the photo-taking ritual. And I would have thought the French would be above taking selfies.

The Eiffel Tower isn't the first notable structure to freak out visitors with a fear of heights. The Grand Canyon, Chicago's Willis Tower Skydeck and Toronto's CN Tower all introduced glass floors in recent years.

With that awe-inspiring and death-defying view atop one of the world's most iconic structures, it would be kind of naive to expect our selfie-crazed society not to take these kinds of shots at the Eiffel Tower. However, it seems like you're not going to be able to get the greatest selfie lying across the floor of the Eiffel Tower. Won't you just capture the little ants of people walking underneath the structure and miss out on having the amazing city of Paris as your backdrop? But I guess that's really a non-issue as far as selfies are concerned. It's not really about what's behind your smiling or duck-lipped face, now is it?

[H/T Lightly Buzzed]