Title

Men at work on the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1888-1889. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Men at work on the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1888-1889. 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.

Date

1971

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Keystone Archives

Reference

HRM19D70_161

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,6Mb) / 17,0in x 11,4in / 5099 x 3428 (300dpi)

Keywords

building people male job man men architecture engineering country French France tower metal construction monument Paris guy occupation Eiffel Tower location century commemorative iron profession rebellion construction worker revolution exhibition B&W MONOCHROME under construction metaphor Construction Industry 19th century black & white black and white B W centennial Ile-de-France nineteenth century centenary French Revolution 1789-1799 International Exhibition Paris 1889 TGN photograph Keystone Archives Unknown Gustave Eiffel Eiffel Gustave Gustave Eiffel photograph