This Day in History: Eiffel Tower Opens (Sunday, March 31st) from mori gate history Watch Video

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This Day in History: , Eiffel Tower Opens.<br/>March 31, 1889.<br/>Designed by Gustave Eiffel, <br/>the tower was completed <br/>under budget in less than two years.<br/>Eiffel's design was chosen <br/>among more than 100 others. <br/>The structure was meant to commemorate<br/>the centenary of the French Revolution.<br/>At the time of its opening, it was the <br/>tallest man-made structure in the world.<br/>Eiffel faced design <br/>skepticism and criticism.<br/>Decades after its construction, <br/>the tower was regarded as a <br/>masterpiece of architecture. .<br/>Less than two months after its opening, <br/>the tower would serve as the entrance <br/>to the Paris International Exposition