Paris built the Eiffel Tower as an entrance for this extravagant 1889 event

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The Eiffel Tower viewed from the Champ du Mars.

Image: Aalto University

To mark the 100-year anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, France held a spectacular World’s Fair, called the Exposition Universelle, in 1889.

As a welcome for visitors, a colossal entrance arch was constructed...

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