Art Resource - AR923456

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Cannon firing at noon, Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889.

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Bird's-eye view of the Eiffel Tower at the time of the opening of the Paris Exposition of 1889.

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The Eiffel Tower under construction, Paris, c1888.

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Gentlemen of the press taking the stairs on the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1888.

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Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, 1880. Artist: Eugene Pirou

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The well of the Roux Combaluzier elevator, Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889.

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Cannon blast to mark the end of the Paris Exhibition, 1889.

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Leon Edoux's elevators (lifts) at the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889.

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Eiffel Tower elevator, 1889.

Eiffel Tower elevator, 1889. Elevator built by Otis. An elevator car and one leg of the tower showing the elevator system with (1) hydraulic cylinder; (2) travelling multiplying pulleys; (3) stationary multiplying pulleys; (4) landing platform; (5) ascending car; (6) cables. Designed by the French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), the Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition staged in Paris in 1889 to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution. Constructed from iron, it was the tallest building in the world until 1930. American inventor Elisha Graves Otis successfully demonstrated his safety elevator at the American Institute Fair in New York in 1854 and went on to found the Otis Elevator Company.

Unique Identifier AR923456

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3759px × 2784px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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