Friday, 2 October 2026

The grounds around the Eiffel Tower at the 1889 World's Fair and the pavilions demolished afterwards

Black-and-white photograph of well-dressed visitors with umbrellas walking at the foot of the Eiffel Tower among exhibition pavilions.

The grounds around the Eiffel Tower during the 1889 Exposition Universelle. It is strange to reflect that all these buildings were temporary pavilions, and were simply pulled down once the exhibition was over

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