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An Amazing Window Into The Past: Old Photos From The 1889 Paris Exposition

Take a peek into the past with these amazing old photos from the 1889 Paris Exposition, where the iconic Eiffel Tower was built. See the photos & learn more about the history.
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These are all old photos from the 1889 Paris Exposition (or Exposition Universelle). The grand Eiffel Tower was built for this world’s fair, not without much controversy.

The Library of Congress has a great piece on it and we found some of these excellent photos there. This is why we love looking for old photos … these are an amazing window into the past.

Interior of Paris Exposition building showing two balloons

Gustave Eiffel and four other people at the summit of the Eiffel Tower

 

First floor promenade, Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889

 

Paris Exposition, view from ground level of the Eiffel tower with Parisians promenading

 

The Eiffel Tower

 

Paris Exposition; view of Paris from arched balcony of Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889

 

The Eiffel Tower at night

 

Eiffel tower elevator on the first floor

 

Eiffel Tower

 

Paris Exposition; steps to the first stage of the Eiffel Tower, Paris Exhibition 1889

 

Gallery of Machines, Paris Exposition, 1889

 

Railroad train at the Paris Exposition, 1889

 

Men building the Fountain St. Vidal near the Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889

 

Source: Library of Congress

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