On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower opened to the public ... and five days, from 1887 to 1889, constructing the tower. They ...

In this 1888 photo, the tower's first platform was completed. They could ride one of the tower's five hydraulic elevators to the top. Each were divided into two compartments. Here's a video from ...

The Eiffel Tower itself was built as the centrepiece for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Construction began in 1887 and was ...

Built in 1887, the tower, which measured 312m high ... which stood at 319m in 1928. The Eiffel Tower increases in height by a few millimetres during hot weather, but it also contracts in the ...