Eiffel Tower, Exposition Universelle, 1900 (Final Sale)

With Eiffel Tower, Exposition Universelle, 1900, we travel back in time to view one of the most famous structures in the world as it looked over a century ago. Engineer Gustave Eiffel built the wrought-iron lattice tower that bears his name as the entrance arch for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, a world's fair of sorts touting France's past and future contributions to culture, art, science and industry. Despite its modern-day status as the City of Light's top tourist attraction, the tower was designed to serve as a symbol of "Utopia achieved" and a defining moment of the industrial era.