When the Eiffel Tower was first built in 1889 for the World's Fair in Paris, France, it was the tallest structure in the world. It held that title for 42 years until it was overtaken by the Chrysler ...

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 ...

Gustave Eiffel and his team began construction of what was then intended to be a temporary monument, to be completed ...

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 ...

Ron Chernow’s Mark Twain forces a similar conclusion about its subject: clearly an idiot, and a born sucker. This conclusion ...

1889, the Eiffel Tower opened to the public as part of the Paris World’s Fair. 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at Lakehurst ...

Thank you! Before you visit this iconic landmark, there are a few things you should know about its history: 🇫🇷 Why it was built – The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World’s Fair. During this ...

The comically curved Eiffel Tower that always looked bent like a boomerang in Soarin’ Around the World will be straightened out when Walt Disney Imagineering updates the hang gliding flight ...