1889: View at the ‘Exposition Universelle’ across the River Seine towards the Eiffel Tower, and the ‘Globe Celeste’. The Eiffel Tower, built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, was the central focus of both the 1889 and the 1900 Paris Exhibition site. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
Eiffel Tower or La Tour Eiffel celebrates its 125th anniversary on March 31, 2014.
It was named after an engineer, Gustave Eiffel, the owner of the company that designed and built the tower.
1900: Visitors to the World Exposition walking under the Eiffel Tower, with a view of the Chateau d’Eau in the background, Paris, France. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair or Exposition Universelle of 1889.
Now it is a global cultural icon of France.
The construction of the iconic tower was officially completed after 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days.
Now let’s take a look at some photos of the Eiffel Tower during its construction…
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- 1887: One of the steel struts of the Eiffel Tower at the start of its construction in Paris, 18th July 1887. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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- 7 December 1887: Construction of the legs with scaffolding.
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- 20 March 1888: Completion of 1st level.
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- 15 May 1888: Start of construction of second stage.
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- 21 August 1888: Completion to 2nd level
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- 26 December 1888: Construction of upper stage.
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- 15 March 1889: Construction of cupola
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- 1950: Tourists queue up to climb the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1950. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)
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