The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited landmarks in the world today, was once the tallest structure ever built too. At the ...

Though the Eiffel Tower bears his name, Gustave Eiffel was not initially enthusiastic about the structure nor did he design ...

The radical cast-iron tower was built for the 1889 World Fair and the centenary of the 1789 Revolution by engineer Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel made use of new technology that was already popular in ...

When it was built, the Eiffel Tower — which measures 1,063 feet — was the tallest building in the world. Although it was meant to be a temporary structure — and would have been knocked down ...

Projects on five continents The tower came towards the end of Eiffel’s career, during which he built around 500 structures across five continents. He built his reputation as a builder of railway ...