Eiffel Tower Timeline of Events

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The Eiffel Tower is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world...

Timeline of Events

1889

3.31.1889

The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated.

5.6.1889

The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.

5.26.1889

Opening of the first Eiffel Tower elevator to the public.

1908

1.12.1908

A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.

1956

1.3.1956

A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.