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The Eiffel Tower (/ ˈ aɪ f əl / ⓘ EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ⓘ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel , whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.
Read CNN’s Fast Facts and learn more about the Eiffel Tower in Paris. ... 1889 - The tower opens during the Universal Exposition, a fair celebrating the 100th anniversary of the French ...
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 to mark the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Built as part of the Paris Exposition (aka the World's Fair), ...
The Exposition Universelle of 1889 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1889 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 1889.
March 31 – Eiffel Tower in Paris, designed by Gustave Eiffel. [1] At 300 m, its height exceeds the previous tallest structure in the world by 130 m. April 10 – A star is placed on the Mole Antonelliana in Turin , Italy , designed by Alessandro Antonelli , bringing the building's total height to 167.5 m (550 ft), making it the tallest brick ...
March 31 is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened. [11] 1899 – Malolos, ...
The Eiffel Tower is the most famous landmark of the 7th arrondissement and of Paris itself. It was a "temporary" construction by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Universal Exposition (early " World's Fair "), but was never dismantled and is now an enduring symbol of Paris, instantly recognized throughout the World.
The tower, which was a centre piece for this year’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony, was completed in 1889. Paris is haunted by the fire in Notre Dame cathedral in 2019, which saw the wooden ...