from the Paris files ...
Eiffel Tower
constructed 1887 - 1889
5 avenue Anatole France - Champ de Mars
Paris
2019
...
originally constructed for
the 1889 World's Fair
to commemorate the
100th anniversary of French Revolution
...
scheduled for demolition after
twenty years but later recognized
as an iconic Parisian landmark
visited by almost 7 million people
annually.
