The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited tourist sites in the world, closed for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday (February 22) as staff went on strike in protest against the way the Paris monument is managed financially. Denis Vavassori from the CGT union, which represent a large number of...
This Day in History: , Eiffel Tower Opens.
March 31, 1889.
Designed by Gustave Eiffel,
the tower was completed
under budget in less than two years.
Eiffel's design was chosen
among more than 100 others.
The structure was meant to commemorate
the centenary of the French Revolution.
At the time of its opening, it was the
tallest man-made structure in the world.
Eiffel faced design
skepticism and criticism.
Decades after its construction,
the tower was regarded as a
masterpiece of architecture. .
Less than two months after its opening,
the tower would serve as the entrance
to the Paris International Exposition
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