Events-Event Identification: International
Exposition of 1889 (Paris, France)
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Text: Commission was awarded by competition;
the competition sought a plan for a monument for the
International Exposition of 1889, celebrating the
centenary of the French Revolution. The tower is built
almost entirely of open-lattice wrought iron. It was
the entrance gateway to the exposition.
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Citation: Encyclopedia Britannica online Page: accessed 24 February 2006
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Paris (France)