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![[View of the Palace of Fine Arts on left, and the Central Dome on right, seen through the base of the Eiffel Tower, with people walking under the Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTQvdmlldy1vZi10aGUtcGFsYWNlLW9mLWZpbmUtYXJ0cy1vbi1sZWZ0LWFuZC10aGUtY2VudHJhbC1kb21lLW9uLXJpZ2h0LXNlZW4tMmM3YzU0LTEwMjQuanBn/320/256/jpg "[View of the Palace of Fine Arts on left, and the Central Dome on right, seen through the base of the Eiffel Tower, with people walking under the Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Crowd of people walking under the base of Eiffel Tower, view toward the Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvY3Jvd2Qtb2YtcGVvcGxlLXdhbGtpbmctdW5kZXItdGhlLWJhc2Utb2YtZWlmZmVsLXRvd2VyLXZpZXctdG93YXJkLXRoZS1jZW50cmFsLTNhMjRlNy02NDAuanBn/40/33/webp "[Crowd of people walking under the base of Eiffel Tower, view toward the Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Pavilion of Bolivia at left, and, at right, a section of the Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvcGF2aWxpb24tb2YtYm9saXZpYS1hdC1sZWZ0LWFuZC1hdC1yaWdodC1hLXNlY3Rpb24tb2YtdGhlLWVpZmZlbC10b3dlci1wYXJpcy1kMWY5YTAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Pavilion of Bolivia at left, and, at right, a section of the Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Palace of Fine Arts seen through the base of the Eiffel Tower, with people walking along parterre in background, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvcGFsYWNlLW9mLWZpbmUtYXJ0cy1zZWVuLXRocm91Z2gtdGhlLWJhc2Utb2YtdGhlLWVpZmZlbC10b3dlci13aXRoLXBlb3BsZS13YWxraW5nLTljOWI5MS02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Palace of Fine Arts seen through the base of the Eiffel Tower, with people walking along parterre in background, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Crowd of people walking under the base of Eiffel Tower, view toward the Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvY3Jvd2Qtb2YtcGVvcGxlLXdhbGtpbmctdW5kZXItdGhlLWJhc2Utb2YtZWlmZmVsLXRvd2VyLXZpZXctdG93YXJkLXRoZS1jZW50cmFsLTYzYmVjZi02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Crowd of people walking under the base of Eiffel Tower, view toward the Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Central Dome, seen through the base of the Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTQvY2VudHJhbC1kb21lLXNlZW4tdGhyb3VnaC10aGUtYmFzZS1vZi10aGUtZWlmZmVsLXRvd2VyLXBhcmlzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24tMTg4OS1mZGVmYTgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Central Dome, seen through the base of the Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Gas Pavilion, with base of the Eiffel Tower on left, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZ2FzLXBhdmlsaW9uLXdpdGgtYmFzZS1vZi10aGUtZWlmZmVsLXRvd2VyLW9uLWxlZnQtcGFyaXMtZXhwb3NpdGlvbi0xODg5LTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Gas Pavilion, with base of the Eiffel Tower on left, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Eiffel Tower, looking toward Trocadéro Palace with the Central Gardens and sculpture in foreground, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjEvZWlmZmVsLXRvd2VyLWxvb2tpbmctdG93YXJkLXRyb2NhZGVyby1wYWxhY2Utd2l0aC10aGUtY2VudHJhbC1nYXJkZW5zLWFuZC1zY3VscHR1cmUtOGM4YjIyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Eiffel Tower, looking toward Trocadéro Palace with the Central Gardens and sculpture in foreground, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
