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The Eiffel Tower was the world's tallest structure when completed in 1889, a distinction it retained until 1929 when the Chrysler Building in New York City was topped out. [102] The tower also lost its standing as the world's tallest tower to the Tokyo Tower in 1958 but retains its status as the tallest freestanding (non-guyed) structure in France.
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In the wake of the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, Jullien created a variation of a classic peace symbol invoking the Eiffel Tower. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The image swiftly went viral through social media and news coverage of worldwide sympathies and affirmations of solidarity against terrorism .
The Paris Universal Exposition of 1889, celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution, was much larger than the 1878 Exposition, and gave Paris two revolutionary new structures; The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world, and became the symbol of the Exposition. The tower brought lasting fame to its constructor, Gustave Eiffel.
Eiffel Tower 1889 Gustave Eiffel: Paris, France: For 41 years since its erection, the wrought iron framework has been the world's tallest structure, triggering a worldwide wave of tower construction. The outstanding architectural position is based on the one hand on the many buildings that followed the construction principle, some of which even ...