PHOTOS: 125th Anniversary of Eiffel Tower opening at Paris Exposition
May 6, 2014
16th May 1889: A bird's eye view of the Paris Exhibition Buildings and Grounds near the Eiffel tower. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - Supplement - pub. 1889 (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images) ( 97l/24/huty/7275/18 )
French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (1832 - 1923), left, poses high on the steps of the completed Eiffel Tower, which he designed for the 1889 Paris Exposition. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) ( toni20/hdc/people/55/0006 )
1900: Visitors to the Paris Exhibition crossing the Iena Bridge with the Eiffel Tower in the background. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images) ( 96d/49/huch/5238/02 )
The Eiffel tower under construction covering the period The construction of the Eiffel Tower - 14th August 1888 to 14th September 1888. The first platform is completed and the second is under construction. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images) ( 97b/03/vict/0383/102 )
Looking through Eiffel Tower to the Trocadero and Colonial Section, Exposition 1900, Paris, France (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)
First floor promenade, Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)
1889: Construction of the Eiffel Tower in progress. The tower was built for the Paris Exhibition of 1889. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images) ( 97f/34/huty/7890/74 )
The staircase of the Eiffel Tower which is still under construction is seen, 1887. Most visitors will use the elevator to get from the first floor to the second floor observatory. (AP Photo)
The bottom of what will be the Eiffel Tower is under construction in 1887, in Paris. (AP Photo)
Eiffel tower, Paris, France (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)
The Eiffel Tower--Champs de Mars in distance--Paris Exposition, 1900 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)
Paris Exposition; steps to the first stage of the Eiffel Tower, Paris Exhibition 1889 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)
This is an 1887 photo of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. (AP Photo) ( EIFFEL TOWER )
The Eiffel Tower at night, Paris Exposition, 1880-1890 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)