The Exposition Universelle opens in Paris

When

6 May 1889

Kind

Event

Coordinates

48.86° N, 2.29° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Exposition Universelle (1889).

The Exposition Universelle opens in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower as its entrance arch. The Galerie des machines, at 111 m, spans the longest interior space in the world at this time. The Exposition, which marks the centenary of the French Revolution, runs until October 31.

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