Here, the tower is shown under construction in 1887. The structure was named after Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the engineer whose company designed and built the tower.

Fayetteville’s Bordeaux neighborhood is not the only place to find an Eiffel Tower replica in North Carolina. In Raleigh’s Lafayette Village, a European-style shopping center with locally ...

What is the history of the construction of the Eiffel Tower? The Eiffel Tower originated with a global desire to reach 1,000 feet. ... The arches under the first floor are purely decorative.

The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited landmarks in the world today, was once the tallest structure ever built too. At the time of its completion in 1889, its 984 feet (or 300 meters) far surpassed ...

The Eiffel Tower under construction in 1888. Bettmann. French engineers decided to enter the “race” ahead of the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris. In years past, ...