The Eiffel Tower was built to serve as an entrance arch to the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair). The Exposition celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the French Revolution. Three men collaborated to design the Tower: Maurice Koechlin, Emile Nouguier, and Stephen Sauvestre. They were employees of the structural design company Eiffel & Co. The company was named for its founder, french civil engineer and architect Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel. |


