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The mayor of Blackpool, Sir John Bickerstaffe, was so impressed on seeing the Eiffel Tower at the 1889 exposition that he commissioned a similar tower to be built in his town. It opened in 1894 and is 158.1 m (519 ft) tall. [119] Tokyo Tower in Japan, built as a communications tower in 1958, was also inspired by the Eiffel Tower. [120]
The Eiffel Tower, built especially for the exposition, was the tallest structure in the world at the time. A competition to build what was simply called "A tower of three hundred meters" with a base one hundred meters wide, was announced in 1886.
Just to the west from there lies the École Militaire, built from 1751. It is to the river end of its former parade ground that lies Paris' foremost tourist attraction. The Eiffel Tower, built by Gustave Alexandre Eiffel for the 1889 Universal Exposition, averages around 6 million visitors a year.
However the tallest tower is built within central Paris: the iconic Eiffel Tower standing alongside the Seine River at the heart of the 7th arrondissement. Built in 1889, it was the first man-made structure in the world to exceed 1,000 feet.
The Eiffel Tower was the gateway of the 1889 Paris Universal Exposition, and the tallest structure in the world when it was built. The new Gallery of Machines of the 1889 Exposition, again the largest building in the world, was decorated with colorful polychrome tiles.
Construction: 1887-1889 (2 years, 2 months and 5 days). 1889 - The tower opens during the Universal Exposition, a fair celebrating the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. It is the tallest ...
For the 1889 exposition, the same site was occupied by the Eiffel Tower and the huge Gallery of Machines, plus two large exhibit halls: the Palace of Liberal Arts and the Palace of Fine Arts. The two palaces were designed by Jean-Camille Formigé, the chief architect of Paris. The two palaces and the Gallery of Machines were demolished after ...
31 March – The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated. 6 May – Exposition Universelle opens in Paris. 28 May – Rubber tyre company Michelin is registered by Édouard and André Michelin. 22 September – Legislative election held. 6 October Legislative election held. Moulin Rouge built and opened in Paris. 31 October – Exposition Universelle closes.