The amazing story of the Eiffel Tower

Fruit of the imagination of an engineer, and a technical challenge without precedent, the Eiffel Tower was the highlight of the Universal Exhibition of 1889, before becoming an integral part of the Parisian landscape and a universal symbol of modernity. This work recalls the incredible adventure of its design and construction, describes its power of seduction over artists and its mythological value, and relates in anecdotes and figures all one needs to know about the Tower today.