The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, has inspired many other replica towers around the world.
Opened 130 years ago, on March 31, 1889, what kind of impact did the Eiffel Tower have on the world into which it emerged during the Universal Exhibition?
Since its inauguration, a multitude of replicas have sprung up around the globe, perpetuating the legacy of a monument that its contemporaries loved to hate and which many artists hoped to see disappear.
