This is how the Eiffel Tower commemorates the 100th anniversary of the disappearance of its creator
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The Eiffel Tower will host various events to commemorate the centenary of the death of its creator, gustave eiffel (1832-1923), announced Thursday those responsible for the Parisian monument and the engineer’s descendants.
Between May and November, visitors to the metal tower will be able to enjoy cultural events and shows, including a immersive exhibition in which a digital Gustave Eiffel shows you the history of its construction.
During the summer an exhibition will be inaugurated in the atrium of the monument and in the autumn, The woman of iron will host a show that will combine electronic music and digital art.
The French Post Office will also issue a commemorative stamp from March 27.
“Building a 300m-high tower in the heart of Paris at the end of the 19th century, the largest tower in the world at that time, is an incredible challenge, on the order of science fiction,” explained Jean-François Martins, president of the public company that manages the tower.
“To commemorate the centenary of its disappearance is to celebrate that spirit of scientific conquest, human genius,” he added.
For their part, the descendants of the engineer, author of other important works in France and in many countries, announced that they have requested the entry of the remains of Gustave Eiffel into the Pantheon of illustrious French personalities in Paris.
“Gustave Eiffel embodies industrial France, and was a leader with socially advanced ideas”said her great-great-granddaughter, Myriam Larnaudie-Eiffel.
Eiffel designed bridges in China, Vietnam or Bolivia, churches in Peru or Chile, the port of the Portuguese city of Porto, the Budapest railway station or the framework of the Statue of Liberty in New York.
The Eiffel Tower welcomed 6.2 million visitors in 2022 and generated €100 million in revenue (about 105 million dollars).
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