The four sloping legs of the Eiffel Tower undergo construction in 1887 at the Champ-de-Mars in Paris. Civil engineer Gustave Eiffel designed the unique iron tower as a temporary structure for the Centennial Exposition of 1889, instead it became a permanent fixture and a symbol of the city [800×659]

#vintage #The four sloping legs of the Eiffel Tower undergo construction in 1887 at the Champ-de-Mars in Paris. Civil engineer Gustave Eiffel designed the unique iron tower as a temporary structure for the Centennial Exposition of 1889, instead it became a permanent fixture and a symbol of the city [800×659] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/3bdurNs