Contract was signed
Time: Saturday Jan 8, 1887
Place: France
Details: After some debate about the exact location of the tower, a contract was signed on 8 January 1887. This was signed by Eiffel acting in his own capacity rather than as the representative of his company, and granted him 1.5 million francs toward the construction costs: less than a quarter of the estimated 6.5 million francs. Eiffel was to receive all income from the commercial exploitation of the tower during the exhibition and for the next 20 years. He later established a separate company to manage the tower, putting up half the necessary capital himself.
‹ Earlier in historyNobel patented ballistite1887 Later in history ›Tesla developed an induction motor that ran on alternating current1887
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1887
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