Its wrought-iron lattice construction—which was ... The decision committee ultimately chose Eiffel’s design, and hence the iconic tower was born. Eiffel and his team, including Maurice ...

The great spire of iron lattice work is ... considered its design an aesthetic aberration. Author Guy de Maupassant famously ...

the iron pieces used are cut from girders and other bits that were swapped out of the Eiffel Tower during renovations and stored for safekeeping, reveals Joachim Roncin, head of design at the ...