Still one of the coolest structures ever made by man. You gotta love the Eiffel Tower.
Just imagine what it must have been like when that thing opened in 1889. Amazing. It stood as the world's tallest structure for 41 years and was only beaten by the Chrysler Building.
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I like that tower much. The design is special It would be used for telecommunications in a fair and afterwards demolished, but Good sakes it is still there. Great pics. Maybe it is not more the tallest in world for years anymore, but in my oppnion the most famous one, more than Toronto, Burj Dubai, 101 Taipei, old WTC and others.
That last B&W picture must be older then the other ones, look at the roof of the arcade on the first level. It's a series of arches. In the earlier pictures it's just a level roof. That last picture must be from before the 1937 exposition.
I've seen the Eiffel Tower twice and both times it blew me away, although the last time I saw it (April 2006) I had a better appreciation of me. It's a spectactular structure. Really one of a kind.
Btw, I remember seeing a picture book back in grade 4 of all the other designs submitted for that spot, some of them were quite extraordinary. Does anyone know if there is a site with the other submitted designs?
That last B&W picture must be older then the other ones, look at the roof of the arcade on the first level. It's a series of arches. In the earlier pictures it's just a level roof. That last picture must be from before the 1937 exposition.
Good observation.
I've often wondered why the first level was modified. The older style was good enough. If the the change occured today, it would be considered disrespectful.
The first level used to be laboratories for gravity oriented experiments, I believe.
If there is any case against NIMBYism in the world, this is it. EVERYONE hated this sucker when it was built, and today it is impossible to think of Paris without thinking 'Eiffel Tower.'
If there is any case against NIMBYism in the world, this is it. EVERYONE hated this sucker when it was built, and today it is impossible to think of Paris without thinking 'Eiffel Tower.'
Right, but here was the trick : the structure was supposed to be temporary...
The fantastic "Palais des Machines", however, was indeed demolished.
Supposedly Hitler loathed the Eiffel Tower and planned to have it demolished during the Nazi occupation of France, though his top deputy in Paris liked it, and never let the plans go through.
Supposedly Hitler loathed the Eiffel Tower and planned to have it demolished during the Nazi occupation of France, though his top deputy in Paris liked it, and never let the plans go through.
That was a depressing post.
Let's enjoy the photos of a much happier time :
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