The Eiffel Tower under construction, Paris Product:Postcard The Archbishop of Canterbury fears

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The Eiffel Tower under construction, Paris Product:Postcard The Archbishop of Canterbury fearsThe Eiffel Tower under construction, Paris, c1888. Designed by the French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832 1923), the Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition staged in Paris in 1889 to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution. Constructed from iron, it was the tallest building in the world until 1930. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860 1905, 3rd album, Editions MD, Paris.