Gustave Eiffel, The Eiffel Tower @smarthistory-art-history

Gustave Eiffel, The Eiffel Tower @smarthistory-art-history

Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Gustave Eiffel, Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 Universal Exposition, Paris, 1887–89, puddled iron, 1,083 feet tall. A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris.

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