Paris Exposition, view from ground level of the Eiffel tower with Parisians promenading
Summary
Photo shows a view looking through the base of the Eiffel Tower toward the Central Dome of the Palais des industries at the Exposition universelle de 1889, in Paris, with pedestrians walking in the foreground.
The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 1889. The main symbol of the Fair was the Eiffel Tower, which served as the entrance arch to the Fair. The 1889 fair was held on the Champ de Mars in Paris, which had been the site of the earlier Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867, and would also be the site of the 1900 exposition.
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Date
01/01/1887
Location
Champ de Mars Trocadéro, 48.85837, 2.29448
Source
Library of Congress
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