Eiffel's

The French artist had been photographing the construction of Gustave Eiffel's famous tower with one of the first commercially available cameras.

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According to this version, Eiffel's design won a prize at the 1889 Universal Exposition of Paris, France, and was originally destined for somewhere in Africa.

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According to this version, Eiffel's design won a prize at the 1889 Universal Exposition of Paris, France, and was originally destined for somewhere in Africa.

North of Loreto: Mulegé and Santa Rosalía, sun, beaches, hotels and history 2008

According to this version, Eiffel's design won a prize at the 1889 Universal Exposition of Paris, France, and was originally destined for somewhere in Africa.

North of Loreto: Mulegé and Santa Rosalía, sun, beaches, hotels and history 2008

Open to the elements, enveloped in Eiffel's distinctive design, visitors can see and touch parts of the 18,038 pieces of iron (welded together with 2.5 million rivets) as they ascend heavenward.

'Odious Column' of Metal Jill Jonnes 2009

Ms. Jonnes is the author of "Eiffel's Tower" just out from Viking Press.

'Odious Column' of Metal Jill Jonnes 2009

And not until 1929 (six years after Eiffel's death) did another structure surpass the Eiffel Tower in height.

'Odious Column' of Metal Jill Jonnes 2009

Another plaque, on the quay close to where Eiffel's magnificent iron bridge now spans the gorge, records the horrors of 29 March when the Portuguese refugees crowded onto the broken pontoon bridge.

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We went to the top, where there was an extension and a small place in which was Eiffel's private office.

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Eiffel's other engineering works include the Porto viaduct over Portugal's River Douro, the Pest railway station in Hungary, and the Nice observatory dome and

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