Photos: The Eiffel Tower through the years
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The Eiffel Tower officially opened March 31, 1889. Here's a look back at AP photos of Paris' most famous attraction:
1887: Eiffel Tower
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The bottom of what will be the Eiffel Tower is under construction in 1887, in Paris. (AP Photo)
1887: Eiffel Tower
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The foundation of what will be the Eiffel Tower in Paris is seen in 1887. (AP Photo)
1887: World's Fair Legacies
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This 1887 file photo shows the Eiffel Tower under construction in in Paris. The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of 1889. World's fairs and expositions have introduced technological innovations and marked cultural shifts for the masses since the first one was held in 1851 London in a glistening Crystal Palace. (AP Photo/FILE)
1937: Paris
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The Eiffel Tower in Paris is pictured on May 23, 1937. (AP Photo)
1940: WWII France
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German Anti aircraft gun posted on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France on June 17, 1940. (AP Photo)
1940: WWII France Paris German Occupation
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German troops passing in Paris on June 14, 1940. Eiffel Tower is in background. (AP Photo)
1945: Paris Skymaster
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A USAAF Air Transport Command C-54 Skymaster as it wings its way past the 984-foot Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 29, 1945. Planes of this type are being used by ATC to re-deploy U.S. troops from Europe and the United Kingdom to the USA. 150 C-54’s will soon be used to fly 20,000 soldiers home in July and 30,000 monthly thereafter, over and above wounded and sick soldiers being evacuated. (AP Photo)
1949: Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel Tower in Paris on April 4, 1949, viewed from across the Pont d’Iena, on its 60th birthday. Sixty years after it was opened on March 30, 1889, the Eiffel Tower is still one of the important tourist attractions in Paris. The tower was built at a cost of $1,000,000 for the Paris World’s Fair of 1889. Work on it started 26 months before the opening, under the direction of engineer Gustave Eiffel. (AP Photo)
1950: Grande Nuit de Paris
- Jean Aubry
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Huge plumes of fireworks reflect off of the Seine River and light up the Eiffel Tower during one of the highlights of the Grande Nuit de Paris, July 5, 1950. The traditional celebration is held on the banks of the river in the center of the French capital. (AP Photo/Jean Aubry)
1955: Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel Tower seen from the Champ de Mars in Paris, France on April 14, 1955. (AP Photo/Jean Jacques Levy)
1957: Ferrari
- Laurent Rebours
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A 1957 Ferrari Dino F0011 is presented amidst other vintage cars at the Trocadero Palace in front of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, May 25, 1991. Prior to the Paris Historic Grand Prix to take place in suburban Montlhery circuit on May 25-26. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
1959: Peter Fonda
- Michel Lipchitz
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American actor Peter Fonda is seen somewhere between two stories of the 984-foot-high Eiffel Tower in the film "Hostage Tower," Nov. 15, 1959. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
1962: Eiffel Tower
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Circled with smoke from a fireworks display, the Eiffel Tower in Paris suggests a missile being launched, Oct. 12, 1962. The giant fireworks show was staged at the tower in connection with a war movie premiere at the nearby Palais de Chaillot. (AP Photo)
1967: American Airline Uniforms
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Two stewardesses of an American Airline, which recently switched its staff to new uniforms, show the comparison between the latest mini-skirted style, left, worn by Colestine Anderson, and the 1933, "new-look" uniform, worn by Betty Lou Keeth, right , on Nov. 16, 1967. Both girls were in Paris, France for the change over, and behind them the Eiffel Tower forms their backdrop. (AP Photo)
1972: Claude Netter
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Claude Netter, a former French Olympic champ, pictured in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, models the new French Olympic uniform that will be worn by the women's Olympic team, April 11, 1972. (AP Photo/Spartaco Bodini)
1976: Arnold Palmer
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American golf champion Arnold Palmer made shots from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on Oct. 14, 1976. The balls land in the Champs de Mars Square seen in background. (AP Photo/ Jean Jacques Levy)
1986: Heat wave
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Parisians and tourists seek relief from the heat at the fountains of the Trocadero Plaza facing the Eiffel Tower in Paris, 1986. (AP Photo/Olivier Boitet)
1987: Eiffel Tower
- Herve Merliac
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A 300-meter-long rainbow-colored banner flies from the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 18, 1987 during rehearsal for the Friday commemoration ceremony for the 19th century French painter Henri Douanier Rousse. The giant banner is painted by Japanese artist Ay-O. (AP Photo/Herve Merliac)
1991: Earvin Magic Johnson
- Michel Lipchitz
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson strikes a pose in front of the Eiffel Tower, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1991 as the Lakers toured the French capital, Paris. The NBA squad will meet CSP Limoges of France in the first round of the four-team McDonald's open basketball tournament Friday. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
1994: AIDS summit
- REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE
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The Eiffel Tower in Paris is lit with a red ribbon, the worldwide symbol of the fight against AIDS, Nov. 29, 1994, as the French capital prepares to host the AIDS summit Dec. 1. Statue at right is one of a series at the Trocadero, across the river Seine. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
1994: Francois Legrand
- Jacques Brinon
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Four-time world climbing champion Francois Legrand, of France, descends 400 feet (120 meters) from the second level of the Eiffel Tower to unfurl the Olympic flag to mark the Centennial Olympic Congress in Paris on Monday, August 29, 1994. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
1995: Bastille Day
- JACQUES BRINON
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Lasers and fireworks light up the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on Bastille Day Friday night July 14, 1995 during a concert organized by French synthesizer wizard Jean-Michel Jarre as part of a world tour to mark the U.N. "Year for Tolerance". Jarre is a UNESCO goodwill ambassador. Police said the concert drew an estimated 1.2 million people.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
1995: Hanukkah
- FRANCOIS MORI
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France's grand rabbi Joseph Sitruk, center, and Paris rabbi David Messas, right, light the nine-branch candlestick during the Hanukkah ceremony promoted by the Lubavitch community in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris Sunday Dec.17, 1995. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
1995: Heat wave
- MICHEL LIPCHITZ
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A boy plays in the Trocadero fountain as two women sunbathe in Paris, Wednesday August 2, 1995. The temperature reached 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) as the heatwave continues in the French capital. Eiffel Tower is seen in the background.(AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
1995: Shoe pyramid
- JACQUES BRINON
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A young girl throws a shoe onto a pyramid of shoes to protest the use of landmines in the world, in Paris Saturday September 23, 1995. Similar protests, called by the Red Cross and Handicap International, were organized in Lyon, Marseille and Strasbourg. Some 18,000 people die or are injured by mines each year. The organizers plan to bring the shoes to Vienna, Austria, next Monday during the International Convention on weapons. The Eiffel Tower is seen in background.(AP PHOTO/Jacques Brinon)
1995: Trocadero fountain
- REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE
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Two French riot policemen patrol near the Trocadero fountain, one of the most touristic site in French capital, early Friday Sept. 8, 1995 the day after the explosion of a car bomb in front of a Jewish school that injured 14 people in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, central France. French police headquarters decided that maximum security measures would be put in place from Friday at all schools and touristic sites all over France. The blast was the sixth in a series of bombings or attempted bombings in France since last July. Eiffel Tower is seen in background.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
1996: Farmer protest
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French farmer Sylvaine Denis jokes with a cow during a demonstration in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris Friday August 30, 1996. Devastated by the mad cow crisis French cattle farmers herded about three dozen cows across France and walked to the French capital where they arrived Friday. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
1996: Skating menace
- FRANCOIS MORI
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People watch a roller skater as he sails through the air on the large marble platform at the Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris last March 1996. Years of skating is causing damage such as chips, cracks, skid marks and broken-off chunks of marble evidence of premature aging and wearing down of monuments and squares. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
1997: Rainbow debate
- FRANCOIS MORI
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Priests in ceremonial robes designed by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac arrive for Mass at the Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in Paris Tuesday Aug.19, 1997. More than 200,000 young worshipers gathered for the official opening of the World Youth Day. Church officials were pressed Tuesday to explain why conservative faithful were upset by Castelbajac's rainbow design, which they say resembled a symbol of the gay rights movement. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
1997: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Band
- GAEL CORNIER
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Band performs in front of the Eiffel Tower, seen behind, Sunday September 28, 1997 in Paris during a joint concert of the French Paris Police band and the Tokyo Metrpolitan Police Band.(AP PHOTO/Gael Cornier)
2003: The Nation-Defense Days
- LAURENT REBOURS
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French Air Force alphajets of the "Patrouille de France" fly in their "Big Arrow" formation over the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Thursday, May 8, 2003, as part of a French Army's two-day event entitled "The Nation-Defense Days" aiming at promoting the army throughout France. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
2004: Eiffel Tower American politics
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American citizens living in France gather in front of the Eiffel Tower to show their support for democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry in Paris, Saturday Oct. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
2004: Skating in the sky
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Parisians skate on the ice rink set 57 meters (188 feet) above the ground on the Eiffel Tower in Paris Thursday Dec. 9, 2004. Lodged between two of the tower's immense latticed steel legs, visible in background, the rink is not big at 200 square meters (2,150 square feet), but adds a new dimension to the breathtaking views from Paris' best-known landmark. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
2005: Iraq hostages
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Balloons are released to support French journalist Florence Aubenas and her guide Hussein Hanoun, both held hostage in Iraq, during a gathering in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris Wednesday March 30, 2005. Aubenas and Hanoun were kidnapped on Jan. 5, 2005 in Iraq. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
2005: RAID troops
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RAID troops use ropes to descend from the Eiffel Tower during a demonstration in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005, on the occasion of the force's 20th anniversary. RAID, which stands for Research, Assistance, Intervention and Deterrence, are France's elite police force. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
2005: Snow in Paris
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Snow covers the Trocadero gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, as a snow storm blankets the French capital Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, creating huge traffic jams and delaying flights at airports. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
2006: Sacha Baron Cohen
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British actor Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed in his character "Borat" poses for the press near the Eiffel tower in Paris, in this, Oct. 9, 2006, file photo. Cohen tells The Daily Telegraph that he's retiring the clueless Kazakh journalist, as well as his alter ego, aspiring rapper Ali G. "When I was being Ali G and Borat I was in character sometimes 14 hours a day and I came to love them, so admitting I am never going to play them again is quite a sad thing," the 36-year-old actor-comedian says in the British newspaper's edition on Friday, Dec. 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, file)
2007: Jules Verne restaurant
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View of the revamped Jules Verne restaurant, with the Trocadero plaza seen in background, on the second level of the 1,024-foot Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Friday Dec. 21, 2007. Famous French chef Alain Ducasse will take over the kitchens of the restaurant overlooking Paris opening Saturday Dec. 22. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
2007: Lights out
- MICHEL EULER
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The Eiffel Tower is shown just after the 20,000 bulbs went out Thursday Feb. 1, 2007 at 7.55 p.m for five-minutes. The City of Light went dim when thousands of Parisians joined in a five-minutes "lights-out" campaign aimed at showing citizens concern over climate change. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
2008: Farmer protest
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A shepherd leads his herd of sheep near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. Farmers protested falling farm incomes amid the economic slowdown. Farming unions said profits from the supermarkets is not being passed on to the individual farmer. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
2008: Olympic torch
- JACQUES BRINON
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A banner, a black flag with the five Olympic rings depicted as handcuffs, from French media watchdog Reporters Without Borders is unfurled on the Eiffel Tower, Monday, April 7, 2008 during the Olympic torch relay. The Olympic torch relay through Paris has resumed after being struck by chaos, with security officials extinguishing the torch twice amid heavy protests. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
2009: Bastille Day
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Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris during Bastille Day celebration late Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The Eiffel Tower was built 120 years ago. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
2009: Inflatable iceberg
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A 16-meter (52 feet) high inflatable iceberg set up by Greenpeace activists is seen on the Seine River in front the Eiffel tower in Paris, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Greenpeace is protesting against climate change on the eve of the G8 Summit in Italy. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
2009: Spring in Paris
- REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE
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Crocuses blossom at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tuesday March 3, 2009.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
2010: Taig Khris
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French Roller World Champion Taig Khris jumps from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower as he breaks a jumping world record, in Paris, Saturday May 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
2010: Tour De France
- Bas Czerwinski
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The pack rides toward the Eiffel Tower during the 20th and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 102.5 kilometers (63.7 miles) with start in Longjumeau and finish in Paris, France, Sunday, July 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
2011: Eiffel Tower sunset
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The Eiffel Tower is seen in Paris, Thursday July 14, 2011 at sunset. Behind is La Defense business district. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
2011: Eiffel Tower sunset
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The Eiffel Tower is seen in Paris, Thursday July 14, 2011 at sunset. Behind is La Defense business district. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
2011: France Sept. 11
- Thibault Camus
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An American flag is unfurled during a commemoration to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, at the Trocadero plaza, near the Eiffel tower, seen in the background, in Paris, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
2012: Arcelor Protest
- Francois Mori
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Workers from an Arcelor Mittal plant in Florange in northeast France demonstrate near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Thursday March 15, 2012, as part of a protest movement started last month to try to save jobs at the plant and in the industry. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
2013: Horse Parade
- Remy de la Mauviniere
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Horse-drawn carriages ride past the Eiffel Tower Sunday Nov. 24, 2013, during a traditional parade to promote the Paris Horse Show that will take place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 8. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
2013: Martin Luther King anniversary
- Thibault Camus
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People gather to dance in honor of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech, in front of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
2013: Tyrannosaurus rex
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An aluminium sculpture of 7 meters (22.965 feet) long, representing a Tyrannosaurus rex, by French artist Philippe Pasqua is displayed along the Seine river in Paris, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The Eiffel Tower is seen in the background. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
2015: Color Run
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People take part in the Color Run near the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France, Sunday, April 19, 2015. The Color Run is a 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) running event where participants are covered in bright colored powder at each check station and is less about speed and more about enjoying a day with friends and family. (AP Photo/Binta)
2015: France Attacks
- Remy de la Mauviniere
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A French army soldier patrols under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tuesday Jan. 13, 2015. France on Monday ordered 10,000 troops into the streets to protect sensitive sites after three days of bloodshed and terror, amid the hunt for accomplices to the attacks that left 17 people and the three gunmen dead. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
2015: Selfie sticks
- Remy de la Mauviniere
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Tourists use a selfie stick on the Trocadero Square, with the Eiffel Tower in background, in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Selfie sticks have become enormously popular among tourists because you don’t have to ask strangers to take your picture, and unlike hand-held selfies, you can capture a wider view without showing your arm. But some people find selfie sticks obnoxious, arguing that they detract from the travel experience. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
2015: Supermoon Eclipse
- Thibault Camus
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The so-called supermoon is seen near the Eiffel Tower, during a total lunar eclipse, in Paris, France, Moday, Sept. 28, 2015. Stargazers were being treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon, the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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1887: World's Fair Legacies
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
This 1887 file photo shows the Eiffel Tower under construction in in Paris. The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of 1889. World's fairs and expositions have introduced technological innovations and marked cultural shifts for the masses since the first one was held in 1851 London in a glistening Crystal Palace. (AP Photo/FILE)
1945: Paris Skymaster
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A USAAF Air Transport Command C-54 Skymaster as it wings its way past the 984-foot Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 29, 1945. Planes of this type are being used by ATC to re-deploy U.S. troops from Europe and the United Kingdom to the USA. 150 C-54’s will soon be used to fly 20,000 soldiers home in July and 30,000 monthly thereafter, over and above wounded and sick soldiers being evacuated. (AP Photo)
1949: Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel Tower in Paris on April 4, 1949, viewed from across the Pont d’Iena, on its 60th birthday. Sixty years after it was opened on March 30, 1889, the Eiffel Tower is still one of the important tourist attractions in Paris. The tower was built at a cost of $1,000,000 for the Paris World’s Fair of 1889. Work on it started 26 months before the opening, under the direction of engineer Gustave Eiffel. (AP Photo)
1950: Grande Nuit de Paris
- Jean Aubry
Huge plumes of fireworks reflect off of the Seine River and light up the Eiffel Tower during one of the highlights of the Grande Nuit de Paris, July 5, 1950. The traditional celebration is held on the banks of the river in the center of the French capital. (AP Photo/Jean Aubry)
1957: Ferrari
- Laurent Rebours
A 1957 Ferrari Dino F0011 is presented amidst other vintage cars at the Trocadero Palace in front of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, May 25, 1991. Prior to the Paris Historic Grand Prix to take place in suburban Montlhery circuit on May 25-26. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
1962: Eiffel Tower
- Anonymous
Circled with smoke from a fireworks display, the Eiffel Tower in Paris suggests a missile being launched, Oct. 12, 1962. The giant fireworks show was staged at the tower in connection with a war movie premiere at the nearby Palais de Chaillot. (AP Photo)
1967: American Airline Uniforms
- Anonymous
Two stewardesses of an American Airline, which recently switched its staff to new uniforms, show the comparison between the latest mini-skirted style, left, worn by Colestine Anderson, and the 1933, "new-look" uniform, worn by Betty Lou Keeth, right , on Nov. 16, 1967. Both girls were in Paris, France for the change over, and behind them the Eiffel Tower forms their backdrop. (AP Photo)
1972: Claude Netter
- Spartaco Bodini
Claude Netter, a former French Olympic champ, pictured in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, models the new French Olympic uniform that will be worn by the women's Olympic team, April 11, 1972. (AP Photo/Spartaco Bodini)
1987: Eiffel Tower
- Herve Merliac
A 300-meter-long rainbow-colored banner flies from the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 18, 1987 during rehearsal for the Friday commemoration ceremony for the 19th century French painter Henri Douanier Rousse. The giant banner is painted by Japanese artist Ay-O. (AP Photo/Herve Merliac)
1991: Earvin Magic Johnson
- Michel Lipchitz
Los Angeles Lakers guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson strikes a pose in front of the Eiffel Tower, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1991 as the Lakers toured the French capital, Paris. The NBA squad will meet CSP Limoges of France in the first round of the four-team McDonald's open basketball tournament Friday. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
1994: AIDS summit
- REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is lit with a red ribbon, the worldwide symbol of the fight against AIDS, Nov. 29, 1994, as the French capital prepares to host the AIDS summit Dec. 1. Statue at right is one of a series at the Trocadero, across the river Seine. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
1994: Francois Legrand
- Jacques Brinon
Four-time world climbing champion Francois Legrand, of France, descends 400 feet (120 meters) from the second level of the Eiffel Tower to unfurl the Olympic flag to mark the Centennial Olympic Congress in Paris on Monday, August 29, 1994. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
1995: Bastille Day
- JACQUES BRINON
Lasers and fireworks light up the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on Bastille Day Friday night July 14, 1995 during a concert organized by French synthesizer wizard Jean-Michel Jarre as part of a world tour to mark the U.N. "Year for Tolerance". Jarre is a UNESCO goodwill ambassador. Police said the concert drew an estimated 1.2 million people.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
1995: Hanukkah
- FRANCOIS MORI
France's grand rabbi Joseph Sitruk, center, and Paris rabbi David Messas, right, light the nine-branch candlestick during the Hanukkah ceremony promoted by the Lubavitch community in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris Sunday Dec.17, 1995. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
1995: Heat wave
- MICHEL LIPCHITZ
A boy plays in the Trocadero fountain as two women sunbathe in Paris, Wednesday August 2, 1995. The temperature reached 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) as the heatwave continues in the French capital. Eiffel Tower is seen in the background.(AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
1995: Shoe pyramid
- JACQUES BRINON
A young girl throws a shoe onto a pyramid of shoes to protest the use of landmines in the world, in Paris Saturday September 23, 1995. Similar protests, called by the Red Cross and Handicap International, were organized in Lyon, Marseille and Strasbourg. Some 18,000 people die or are injured by mines each year. The organizers plan to bring the shoes to Vienna, Austria, next Monday during the International Convention on weapons. The Eiffel Tower is seen in background.(AP PHOTO/Jacques Brinon)
1995: Trocadero fountain
- REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE
Two French riot policemen patrol near the Trocadero fountain, one of the most touristic site in French capital, early Friday Sept. 8, 1995 the day after the explosion of a car bomb in front of a Jewish school that injured 14 people in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, central France. French police headquarters decided that maximum security measures would be put in place from Friday at all schools and touristic sites all over France. The blast was the sixth in a series of bombings or attempted bombings in France since last July. Eiffel Tower is seen in background.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
1996: Farmer protest
- FRANCOIS MORI
French farmer Sylvaine Denis jokes with a cow during a demonstration in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris Friday August 30, 1996. Devastated by the mad cow crisis French cattle farmers herded about three dozen cows across France and walked to the French capital where they arrived Friday. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
1996: Skating menace
- FRANCOIS MORI
People watch a roller skater as he sails through the air on the large marble platform at the Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris last March 1996. Years of skating is causing damage such as chips, cracks, skid marks and broken-off chunks of marble evidence of premature aging and wearing down of monuments and squares. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
1997: Rainbow debate
- FRANCOIS MORI
Priests in ceremonial robes designed by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac arrive for Mass at the Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in Paris Tuesday Aug.19, 1997. More than 200,000 young worshipers gathered for the official opening of the World Youth Day. Church officials were pressed Tuesday to explain why conservative faithful were upset by Castelbajac's rainbow design, which they say resembled a symbol of the gay rights movement. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
1997: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Band
- GAEL CORNIER
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Band performs in front of the Eiffel Tower, seen behind, Sunday September 28, 1997 in Paris during a joint concert of the French Paris Police band and the Tokyo Metrpolitan Police Band.(AP PHOTO/Gael Cornier)
2003: The Nation-Defense Days
- LAURENT REBOURS
French Air Force alphajets of the "Patrouille de France" fly in their "Big Arrow" formation over the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Thursday, May 8, 2003, as part of a French Army's two-day event entitled "The Nation-Defense Days" aiming at promoting the army throughout France. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
2004: Eiffel Tower American politics
- LAURENT REBOURS
American citizens living in France gather in front of the Eiffel Tower to show their support for democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry in Paris, Saturday Oct. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
2004: Skating in the sky
- FRANCOIS MORI
Parisians skate on the ice rink set 57 meters (188 feet) above the ground on the Eiffel Tower in Paris Thursday Dec. 9, 2004. Lodged between two of the tower's immense latticed steel legs, visible in background, the rink is not big at 200 square meters (2,150 square feet), but adds a new dimension to the breathtaking views from Paris' best-known landmark. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
2005: Iraq hostages
- FRANCOIS MORI
Balloons are released to support French journalist Florence Aubenas and her guide Hussein Hanoun, both held hostage in Iraq, during a gathering in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris Wednesday March 30, 2005. Aubenas and Hanoun were kidnapped on Jan. 5, 2005 in Iraq. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
2005: RAID troops
- CHRISTOPHE ENA
RAID troops use ropes to descend from the Eiffel Tower during a demonstration in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005, on the occasion of the force's 20th anniversary. RAID, which stands for Research, Assistance, Intervention and Deterrence, are France's elite police force. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
2005: Snow in Paris
- JEROME DELAY
Snow covers the Trocadero gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, as a snow storm blankets the French capital Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, creating huge traffic jams and delaying flights at airports. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
2006: Sacha Baron Cohen
- CHRISTOPHE ENA
British actor Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed in his character "Borat" poses for the press near the Eiffel tower in Paris, in this, Oct. 9, 2006, file photo. Cohen tells The Daily Telegraph that he's retiring the clueless Kazakh journalist, as well as his alter ego, aspiring rapper Ali G. "When I was being Ali G and Borat I was in character sometimes 14 hours a day and I came to love them, so admitting I am never going to play them again is quite a sad thing," the 36-year-old actor-comedian says in the British newspaper's edition on Friday, Dec. 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, file)
2007: Jules Verne restaurant
- FRANCOIS MORI
View of the revamped Jules Verne restaurant, with the Trocadero plaza seen in background, on the second level of the 1,024-foot Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Friday Dec. 21, 2007. Famous French chef Alain Ducasse will take over the kitchens of the restaurant overlooking Paris opening Saturday Dec. 22. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
2007: Lights out
- MICHEL EULER
The Eiffel Tower is shown just after the 20,000 bulbs went out Thursday Feb. 1, 2007 at 7.55 p.m for five-minutes. The City of Light went dim when thousands of Parisians joined in a five-minutes "lights-out" campaign aimed at showing citizens concern over climate change. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
2008: Farmer protest
- Michel Euler
A shepherd leads his herd of sheep near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. Farmers protested falling farm incomes amid the economic slowdown. Farming unions said profits from the supermarkets is not being passed on to the individual farmer. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
2008: Olympic torch
- JACQUES BRINON
A banner, a black flag with the five Olympic rings depicted as handcuffs, from French media watchdog Reporters Without Borders is unfurled on the Eiffel Tower, Monday, April 7, 2008 during the Olympic torch relay. The Olympic torch relay through Paris has resumed after being struck by chaos, with security officials extinguishing the torch twice amid heavy protests. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
2009: Inflatable iceberg
- FRANCOIS MORI
A 16-meter (52 feet) high inflatable iceberg set up by Greenpeace activists is seen on the Seine River in front the Eiffel tower in Paris, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Greenpeace is protesting against climate change on the eve of the G8 Summit in Italy. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
2010: Tour De France
- Bas Czerwinski
The pack rides toward the Eiffel Tower during the 20th and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 102.5 kilometers (63.7 miles) with start in Longjumeau and finish in Paris, France, Sunday, July 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
2011: France Sept. 11
- Thibault Camus
An American flag is unfurled during a commemoration to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, at the Trocadero plaza, near the Eiffel tower, seen in the background, in Paris, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
2012: Arcelor Protest
- Francois Mori
Workers from an Arcelor Mittal plant in Florange in northeast France demonstrate near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Thursday March 15, 2012, as part of a protest movement started last month to try to save jobs at the plant and in the industry. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
2013: Martin Luther King anniversary
- Thibault Camus
People gather to dance in honor of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech, in front of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
2013: Tyrannosaurus rex
- Michel Euler
An aluminium sculpture of 7 meters (22.965 feet) long, representing a Tyrannosaurus rex, by French artist Philippe Pasqua is displayed along the Seine river in Paris, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The Eiffel Tower is seen in the background. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
2015: Color Run
- Binta
People take part in the Color Run near the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France, Sunday, April 19, 2015. The Color Run is a 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) running event where participants are covered in bright colored powder at each check station and is less about speed and more about enjoying a day with friends and family. (AP Photo/Binta)
2015: France Attacks
- Remy de la Mauviniere
A French army soldier patrols under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tuesday Jan. 13, 2015. France on Monday ordered 10,000 troops into the streets to protect sensitive sites after three days of bloodshed and terror, amid the hunt for accomplices to the attacks that left 17 people and the three gunmen dead. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
2015: Selfie sticks
- Remy de la Mauviniere
Tourists use a selfie stick on the Trocadero Square, with the Eiffel Tower in background, in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Selfie sticks have become enormously popular among tourists because you don’t have to ask strangers to take your picture, and unlike hand-held selfies, you can capture a wider view without showing your arm. But some people find selfie sticks obnoxious, arguing that they detract from the travel experience. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
2015: Supermoon Eclipse
- Thibault Camus
The so-called supermoon is seen near the Eiffel Tower, during a total lunar eclipse, in Paris, France, Moday, Sept. 28, 2015. Stargazers were being treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon, the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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