Beneath the Eiffel Tower Finish:none the common eel

the common eel

with visitors walking outside

A Shelton compound pendulum regulator carried on the second of James Cook's three voyages around the world for use in astronomical observations

'The Grand Old Janus'

with the piles for laying the foundations of the new bridge and boats on the River Thames

Beneath the Eiffel Tower Finish:none the common eelBeneath the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889. 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. From L'Album de l'Exposition 1889 by Glucq, (Paris 1889).