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Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower in 1889, for the World's Fair. If you look at his earlier work, you can kinda trace the evolution of his style: Bourdoux bridge (1860) Maria Pia Bridge (1877) Garabit Viaduct (1884) Colbert Bridge (1888) https://t.co/c2OAyvC6wA https://t.co/f6OIY5B7Xs
Eiffel openly acknowledged that he was inspired by the Latting Observatory in New York City, which was the tallest structure in NYC from 1853 until it was shortened in 1855. It burnt down in a fire in 1856 https://t.co/Ti2cBHDj6B https://t.co/FPjaRSyISg
The World's Fair was an interesting event. Countries from around the world would set up "pavilions" for a contest. Here are India's, Siam's (Thailand's), Argentina's, and Nicaragua's. Argentina won https://t.co/Hr3p1mP9iF https://t.co/raFmjE6cfY
Debussy heard Javanese gamelan at the fair, and it blew his mind also hanging out at the fair: Tesla, Edison, Van Gogh, Henry James, Buffalo Bill... Barnum's circus was there, too https://t.co/Q8EBa8st1x
Jose Rizal was there, too. Rizal was an ophthalmologist who advocated for peaceful reform and an independent Philippines– for which the Spanish colonial government executed him by firing squad. He was only 35 years old https://t.co/DGtWYBcBSw https://t.co/uUK4QjSjgv
