Are you planning a trip to the Eiffel Tower during your next vacation to Paris, France? There are a few factors that can ...

But Eiffel prevailed and built the tower using mostly his own money, which he recouped in ticket sales by the end of the 1889 ...

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 ...

They called the Eiffel Tower “useless and monstrous,” but their protests went unheeded. 8. The tower was an immediate hit with the public. Despite the petition, the 1889 World’s Fair was ...

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 Eiffel Tower was initially intended to be a temporary installation for the 1889 Paris Exposition, but it has become an iconic landmark in the French capital against all odds. For starters ...

March 31 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by its designer, Gustave Eiffel, during the Universal Exhibition of Arts and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Eiffel Tower was 1,024 feet high when it was inaugurated on March 31, 1889. The Eiffel Tower company's president, Jean-François Martins, told The Associated Press that scientific progress is ...

EIFFEL Tower Day is celebrated every year on 31 st March. This iconic Parisian structure was completed on 31st March 1889 after two years, two months and five days of construction. JOIN FABULOUS ...