Eiffel Tower Construction 1887-1889 Paris Photos

Archival photographs detailing the making of the Eiffel Tower. Inspirational, a poetic marvel and unquestionably the most beautiful and beloved tower in the world, the Eiffel Tower is an engineering and architectural masterpiece and the iconic symbol of Paris and of France.. Today tour Eiffel welcomes 7 million visitors a year, making it the most visited monument in the world. Over 300 million visitors have come from all over the world to see the Eiffel Tower since its opening in 1889. “A thick cloud of tar and coal smoke seized the throat, and we were deafened by the din of metal screaming beneath the hammer. Over there they were still working on the bolts: workmen with their iron bludgeons, perched on a ledge just a few centimetres wide, took turns at striking the bolts (these in fact were the rivets). One could have taken them for blacksmiths contentedly beating out a rhythm on an anvil in some village forge, except that these smiths were not striking up and down vertically, but