On This Day March 31

In 1886 the French government held a competition to design an “iron tower” to be erected at the entrance to the exhibition on the Champ-de-Mars, partly to create an impressive experience for visitors. One hundred and seven plans were submitted, and the winner was one by the engineer Gustav Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower, which took two years to build, opened to the public on March 31, 1889.

Eiffel Tower in 1888.

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