It might be a grey day but it’s our first look at the iconic Parisian landmark that is the Eiffel Tower!
The original plan to build a tower 300 metres high was developed as part of preparations for the World’s Fair of 1889.
The idea was to “study the possibility of erecting an iron tower on the Champ-de-Mars with a square base, 125 metres across and 300 metres tall”.
It was Gustave Eiffel, an entrepreneur, Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, both engineers, and Stephen Sauvestre, an architect, whose plans were accepted.
Theirs was one of 107 projects put forward so this iconic landmark could have looked very different.
The construction work began in January 1887 and was finished on March 31, 1889. Only taking just over two years to complete.
Lots more to come from this lovely landmark.