March 31 honours the day when construction of the Eiffel Tower’s was completed in 1889. The landmark on the Champs de Mars in ...

We give herewith an engraving of this great work, for which we are indebted to 'Blustration, and from Engineering we gather the following particulars : The Eiffel Tower is the natural development ...

Pedestrians walk under Eiffel Tower at the 1889 World's Fair ... souvenir shops, history and art displays, an outdoor pavilion, the Madame Brasserie, and a transparent floor.

The Eiffel Tower was almost torn down. It has changed color seven times. A secret bunker saved the tower during World War I. A hidden floor exists for emergencies. Gustave Eiffel's apartment was a ...

On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by its designer, Gustave Eiffel, ...

Once completed, the tower became the gateway to the 1889 World’s Fair ... The top hid Gustave Eiffel's office, in which he welcomed personalities throughout the 6-month event.

The Tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World’s Fair, to mark the 100-year anniversary of the French Revolution. It was a defining moment in France’s industrial revolution ...

EIFFEL Tower Day is celebrated every year on 31st March. This iconic Parisian structure was completed on 31st March 1889 ...

The Eiffel Tower was almost temporary Here's a shocker: Gustave Eiffel’s masterpiece was initially built as a temporary structure for the 1889 ... world’s largest art museum, the Louvre ...

On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower opened to the public ... rode a bicycle down its stairs in 1923. 13. The tower gets a fresh coat of paint every seven years. About 60 tons of paint are needed ...

Nicola Wood, Senior Editor Designed and constructed for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (the World's Fair), the Eiffel Tower was always meant to be a temporary structure, but it has skirted ...