Exposition universelle de 1889: Eiffel Tower (Tour de 300 mètres)

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View from the Seine. Tower Gustave Eiffel was criticized mercilessly for the two-year construction period, called "filth and ugliness" that it "barbaric mass" looms over the urban landscape of Paris. When the exhibition opened, it became the most visited attraction and then a great symbol of Paris than it is today.