in place until the 1960s), the Eiffel Tower can be spotted from almost anywhere in the French capital. Its wrought-iron lattice construction—which was actually a mathematical choice, not an ...

Thanks to safety precautions like guard-rails, only one worker died during its construction. In this 1888 photo, the tower's first platform was completed. They could ride one of the tower's five ...

The construction of the Eiffel Tower began in Paris in 1887, in advance of the 1889 World's Fair. Gustave Eiffel's tower, which was actually designed by his senior engineers Maurice Koechlin and ...

The Eiffel Tower was built for the Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) in 1889 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ...

But the Eiffel Tower stands out from the pack because ... especially considering its relatively simple construction? Exactly that, says Matilda McQuaid, acting curatorial director at Cooper ...

The construction of the Eiffel Tower, which stands 300 meters tall, cost £1.2 billion in 1889, which is equivalent to £30 billion today. In 2024, the Eiffel Tower Stadium was built for the Paris ...