the Eiffel Tower celebrated its official inauguration at the start of the 1889 Paris World Fair after more than two years of construction. Take a look back at the intricate labor that went into ...

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1. THE EIFFEL TOWER // 1889 PARIS WORLD'S FAIR Gustave Eiffel’s design company beat over 100 entrants in a competition to design the monument that would be at the heart of the Exposition ...

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Today, it's hard to imagine Paris without Gustave Eiffel's iconic tower, but it was originally meant to be only a temporary installation for the 1889 World's Fair.

1. The tower was built as an entrance arch for the 1889 World’s Fair. To mark the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, Paris hosted the 1889 World’s Fair (Exposition Universelle).

However, the Tower proved particularly popular during Paris World Fair of 1889, with almost two million visitors flocking ... before being donated to the city. Magic Fountain of Montjuïc, Barcelona, ...

In 1889, Paul Gauguin staged an independent art show at Monsieur Volpini’s Café des Arts, located on the grounds of the Paris World’s Fair. The innovative exhibit showcased Gauguin’s Post ...

“Paul Gauguin: Paris, 1889,” the latest exhibit at the museum, recreates the spirit of the show’s original setting — in a Paris World’s Fair, that is — complete with many paintings and ...

Paris is a bit of a world’s expo veteran. Not only did the very idea of a world’s fair come from the French ... the Eiffel Tower, built in 1889. Now a staunch group of supporters have rallied ...