The tower was built by (or under the oversight of) French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel in honour of the 1889 Exposition Universelle, or World's Fair, at the height of the Belle Époque. There's no getting around your Eiffel Tower history lesson, but bear with me because some of these things will be new, even to you! How the Eiffel Tower almost didn't get built BUY on AMAZON or from your independent bookshop.
Eiffel may be the lead actor, but there are plenty of supporting roles: Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley, Thomas Edison and Vincent van Gogh. She veers out into the world and explores the World's Fair for which Eiffel built his tower, a snapshot of the times. She truly is one of the more unusual sights of Paris and one of your must-see places when you travel to the city.Īuthor Jill Jonnes tells us the story of the Eiffel Tower, but not only. I've returned since then, riding up the easy way, and each time, I discover something new about the first Iron Lady － things I never expected to find. I was never able to pull that trick on him again, but I still remember the awe and wonder (and yes, a little bit of terror) at seeing Paris, already beautiful, stretched out below so perfectly even a four-year old could catch her breath.
He relented of course, and within a minute I was in his arms, being carried up 328 steps. I told my father I wanted to walk up the stairs, as one does at that age. I must have been around four years old when I first 'climbed' the Eiffel Tower. Did you know about the secret apartment?.
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