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

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

1-158-636 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, 1880. Eiffel's (1832-1923) most historic and best-known work is the Eiffel Tower, built for the Paris Exposition of 1889, staged to celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution. Built entirely of iron, the Eiffel Tower remained the tallest building in the world until 1930.


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Creator
  1. Eugene Pirou, attributed to: French: Photographer
Subject
  1. Gustave Eiffel: French: Civil engineer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3662x4769
File Size : 51,165kb


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  1. 9067
  1. 0460001216
  1. 1-158-636
  1. 1158636
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  1. 9067

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