March 31, 1889 Paris

“I ought to be jealous of the tower. She is more famous than I am.” Gustave Eiffel On March 31,1889 the Eiffel Tower was officially inaugurated in Paris. The tower stands at 324 meters tall and was the tallest man-made structure in the world until 1930.   Created by Gustave Eiffel in 1889 to commemorateContinue reading “March 31, 1889 Paris”