Tour Eiffel

Designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution. Standing 330 meters tall, it was the tallest man-made structure in the world for 41 years until 1930.

A monumental cosmic beacon and triumph of industrial metallurgy, its four lattice arches channel cosmic energy along the Champ de Mars axis toward the Seine.

Rumors claimed Eiffel secretly designed an alchemical laboratory inside his third-floor private apartment, though it was simply his personal salon to host dignitaries like Thomas Edison.