Eiffel Tower

Item

Title
Eiffel Tower
Creator
Gustave Eiffel (French architect and engineer, 1832-1923)
City
Paris, France
Address
Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France
GPS
48°51'29.9"N 2°17'40.4"E
Country
France
Date Created
1887-1889
Century
19th Century
Classification
Architecture and City Planning
Style/Period
belle époque
Cultural Context
European
Materials
iron
Techniques
exposed frame construction
Subject
structural iron
wrought iron
industrial exposition
observation
Exposition universelle de 1889
European art
street
underpass
Description
partial view
exterior view, north west view
Commission was awarded by competition
the competition sought a plan for a monument for the International Exposition of 1889, celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution. The tower is built almost entirely of open-lattice wrought iron. It was the entrance gateway to the exposition.
Source
Michael Peters
Photographer
Michael Peters
Rights Holder
© Michael Peters
© Texas Tech University Libraries
Access Rights
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

Gustave Eiffel (French architect and engineer, 1832-1923), “Eiffel Tower”, Arch Design Images, accessed November 15, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/41048