2. 125th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower

3. March 31, 2014. 125 years ago today, the Eiffel Tower was officially
completed in Paris after 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days of construction.
It stood as the gateway for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (World’s
Fair) in honor of the 100th anniversary of the storming of the
Bastille, and continues to make an impact on the world’s conscious
today.

4. The Eiffel Tower under construction in Paris, France in a series of 11 photographs. Théophile Féau captured the construction of the tower by taking photographs from the
tower of the Trocadero at 15 day intervals. (Photo by Getty Images)

5. The bottom of what will be the Eiffel Tower under construction in 1887, in Paris. (AP Photo)

6. The foundation of what will be the Eiffel Tower in Paris is seen in 1887. (AP Photo)

7. Picture showing the building of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1888. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STF/AFP/Getty Images)

8. 7 December 1887: Construction of the legs with scaffolding.

9. 20 March 1888: Completion of 1st level.

10. 15 May 1888: Start of construction of second stage.

11. 21 August 1888: Completion to 2nd
level

12. 26 December 1888: Construction
of upper stage

13. 15 March 1889: Construction
of cupola

14. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is seen under construction in 1887. (AP Photo)

15. The Roux, Combaluzier et Lepape lifts during construction: note the drive sprockets and chain in foreground

16. The elevator at the first level of the
Eiffel Tower, during its construction.
The elevator is still used for conveying
sightseers. (Photo by Three
Lions/Getty Images)

17. The staircase of the Eiffel Tower which
is still under construction is seen, 1887.
Most visitors will use the elevator to get
from the first floor to the second floor
observatory. (AP Photo)

18. The Otis lifts originally fitted in the
north and south legs

19. 1889: The Eiffel Tower and the Exposition Universelle in Paris. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

20. 1889: View at the 'Exposition Universelle' across the River Seine towards the Eiffel Tower, and the 'Globe Celeste'. The Eiffel Tower, built to commemorate the 100th
anniversary of the French Revolution, was the central focus of both the 1889 and the 1900 Paris Exhibition site. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

21. The Trocadero seen through the base of the Eiffel Tower during the Paris exhibition of 1900. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

22. The Comte Charles de Lambert flies around the Eiffel Tower in Paris in his Wright airplane during his circular tour from Juvisy - Paris - Juvisy. c1914 (Photo by Topical
Press Agency/Getty Images)

23. 1889: French engineer Alexandre Gustave
Eiffel, left, poses high on the steps of the
completed Eiffel Tower. (Photo by General
Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

24. A view of the newly-built Eiffel
Tower, seen from the grounds of the
Exposition Universelle or World Fair on
the Champ de Mars in Paris. (Photo by
London Stereoscopic Company/Getty
Images)

25. Leon Collet, a French airman, was killed in 1926 after flying through the base of the Eiffel Tower. His plane crashed and burned after colliding with cables from a radio antenna.

26. 1929: The Eiffel Tower designed by Gustave
Eiffel and erected in 1887 - 1889) in the
Champs-de-Mars for the Paris exhibition of
1889. It was the tallest building in the world
until 1930. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty
Images)

27. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the
Trocadero, circa 1925. (Photo by
Gall/General Photographic Agency/Hulton
Archive/Getty Images)

28. circa 1925: The Eiffel Tower seen
from Parisian back streets. (Photo by
Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

29. Picture taken on November 18, 1935 of television transmitter in the Eiffel Tower in Paris during its first test. (Photo credit should read STF/AFP/Getty Images)

30. 29th October 1937: Electrical workers balance high up on the Eiffel tower in paris to change the lights that illuminate the tower at night. (Photo by Horace Abrahams/Fox
Photos/Getty Images)

31. High above the River Seine two
electricians work on the lights on the
Eiffel Tower which will illuminate the
Paris Exhibition at night. (Photo by
Horace Abrahams/Getty Images)

32. circa 1940: In Paris, air raid shelters are built with great urgency: this one is being constructed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

33. 24th June 1940: German dictator Adolf
Hitler at the Eiffel Tower, Paris, with his
generals during the German occupation of
France. Also with him are sculptor Arno
Breker (left) and architect Albert Speer
(right). (Photo by Harwood/Keystone/Getty
Images)

34. In this photo provided by the German War
Department, Adolf Hitler is posing in Paris with the
Eiffel Tower in the background one day after the
formal capitulation of France, June 23, 1940. He is
accompanied by Albert Speer, German
Reichsminister of armaments and Hitler's chief
architect, left, and Arno Breker, professor of visual
arts in Berlin and Hitler's favorite sculptor, right. An
unknown cameraman seen in the foreground is
filming the event. (AP Photo/German War
Department)

35. German Anti-Aircraft gun-with the gunner
keeping a look-out through field glasses
posted at the foot of the Eiffel
Tower, Paris on July 2, 1940. (AP Photo)

36. A huge crowd gathers to cheer General de Gaulle at the Place de la Concorde, August 26, 1944, after the liberation of Paris. General de Gaulle, Koenig surrounded
generals Leclerc and June, Alexandre Parodi (delegate of the provisional government in the liberated territories), Georges Bideault (President of the National Council of
Resistance), from the Arc de Triomphe to the Notre Dame Cathedral. (Photo credit should read AFP/GettyImages)

37. Nazi prisoners shrink from jeering Parisians as they are driven under the Eiffel Tower under the guard of the first U.S. troops to enter Paris on August 28, 1944. (AP Photo)

38. American soldiers watch the French flag
flying on the Eiffel Tower, ca. 25 August
1944.

39. 1944: With the Eiffel Tower in the background, two American soldiers sit surrounded by four young French women during the liberation of Paris from the Germans during
World War II. All six are smiling and waving their hands in celebration. (Photo by RDA/Getty Images)

40. 1950: Tourists take in the view of the River Seine and its bridges from the top of the Eiffel Tower. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

41. circa 1950: Tourists queue up to climb the Eiffel Tower in Paris, a 300 meter high wrought-iron structure built in 1889 for Paris' World Fair. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty
Images)

42. circa 1950: The Eiffel Tower in
Paris, France. (Photo by
Keystone/Getty Images)

43. A couple enjoys the view from the
Eiffel Tower in 1952. More than 250
million visitors have been to the tower
since its construction in 1889.

44. 1955: Tourists queuing to go up the Eiffel Tower. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

45. 4th February 1971: 'Star Of Paris', the first Trans World Airlines plane on the new regular Paris to New York circular flight flying past the Eiffel Tower. (Photo by
Keystone/Getty Images)

46. World heavyweight champion US Muhammad Ali (C) visits the Eiffel Tower on March 05, 1976 in Paris. /AFP/Getty Images

47. Visitors queue under the Eiffel Tower for the elevators which will take them to the top of the 300-meter high iron structure in Paris on March 29, 1975 as the French capital
undergoes its annual Easter invasion of tourists. (AP Photo/Spartaco Bodini)

48. 23 May 1997: General view of the Eiffel Tower at night during the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris. Mandatory Credit: Gary M Prior/Allsport

49. A file photo taken 27 December 2000 in Paris, shows the Eiffel Tower at night. The Eiffel Tower's lights will be turned off for five minutes 01 February as part of a campaign to
save energy and draw attention to the plight of the planet. The agency that manages the Paris landmark said Tuesday that it will be joining a campaign to draw attention to
"sustainable development and the preservation of the planet" with the five-minute blackout at 19:55 (1855 GMT). Manoocher Deghati /AFP/Getty Images

50. Fireworks are displayed through the Eiffel Tower on the Champs de Mars in Paris for the Bastille Day festivities 14 July 2002. Bertrand Guay /AFP/Getty Images

51. Fireworks explode over Trocadero behind the
Eiffel Tower during the traditional celebration
of Bastille Day 14 July 2004 in Paris. Stephane
De Sakutin /AFP/Getty Images

52. The Eiffel Tower is illuminated at night with blue lights and yellow stars, the colors of the European Union flag in Paris, December 20, 2008, to mark the French presidency of
the European Union.

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