The Eiffel Tower was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch to the International Paris Exhibition.
It was ready in 1889 to mark the 100th anniversary of the French revolution, when France became a republic.
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The tower took 300 workers two years to complete. Conceived in 1882 by Gustave Eiffel’s chief research engineers Maurice Koechlin and Emilee Nouguier, and constructed in collaboration with architect Stephan Suavestre, the tower is a graceful and imaginative puddle iron lattice pylon.
Eiffel was also responsible for designing the structure that supports the Statue of Liberty, a gift to America from France in 1886.
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Intended as a temporary exhibit and scheduled for demolition in 1909, it was saved by its tourist potential and its usefulness as communication antennae. Weather station were added in 1890 and a military telegraph station in 1903.
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