On May 15, 1889, 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 ...

They called the Eiffel Tower “useless and monstrous,” but their protests went unheeded. 8. The tower was an immediate hit with the public. Despite the petition, the 1889 World’s Fair was ...

But Eiffel prevailed and built the tower using mostly his own money, which he recouped in ticket sales by the end of the 1889 ...

The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous landmarks ... The tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair and was initially intended to be a temporary structure. However, due to its popularity ...

Nicola Wood, Senior Editor Designed and constructed for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (the World's Fair), the Eiffel Tower was always meant to be a temporary structure, but it has skirted ...

The Eiffel Tower opened in 1889, built by Gustave Eiffel for the World's Fair in Paris. It was an engineering marvel at the time of its construction and still is to this day. I’ve been to Paris ...

Nicola Wood, Senior Editor Designed and constructed for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (the World's Fair), the Eiffel Tower was always meant to be a temporary structure, but it has skirted ...

But the Eiffel Tower stands out from the pack because ... Revolution and as the centerpiece of the country’s 1889 world’s fair, called the Exposition Universelle. It was named after engineer ...

The Eiffel Tower -- one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world -- was opened to the public today, May 6, 1889, during the Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) in Paris to celebrate ...

The same portion of the tower caught fire in 1956, destroying the structure's summit. The 324-metre (1,069-foot) tower, built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World Fair, was at one time the tallest ...