For the French the Eiffel Tower is a skyscraper, pride, scrap metal and the city’s ornament. For other nations it is an unrepeatable architectural monument.
The Eiffel Tower was intended for 20 years. Even the architect could not imagine that it would live more than a hundred years.
The life of this tall Parisian began in 1886. Ahead of the French Revolution centennial, urban officials were assigned to create a temporary building, which would serve as an entrance arch.
The official opening of the Tower took place on March 31, 1889. It was named after its designer Gustave Eiffel.
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