| The Eiffel Towe was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the century of the French Revolution. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England, opened the tower of the 700 proposals submitted in a design competition, Gustave Eiffel's was unanimously chosen. However it was not accepted by all at first, and a petition of 300 names - included those of Maupassant, Emile Zola, Charles Garnier (architect of the Opera Garnier), and Dumas the younger - protested its construction. |
