1-632-384 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

Beneath the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889. Designed by the French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), the Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition staged in Paris in 1889 to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution. Constructed from iron, it was the tallest building in the world until 1930. From L'Album de l'Exposition 1889 by Glucq, (Paris 1889).