Pictures of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

By Courtney Traub, About.com Guide

This vertical perspective of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France gives us a closer look at the elaborate metal latticework that was at the time a true feat of engineering. The use of steel and other metals was still relatively new in architecture in 1889, and while the tower was at first deemed an ugly monstrosity, it would influence countless architects and engineers in years to come.

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