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  • France
    Saturday May 1, 1886
    Eiffel Tower

    Lockroy announced an alteration to the terms of the open competition being held for a centrepiece to the exposition

    France
    Saturday May 1, 1886

    Little progress was made until 1886, when Jules Grévy was re-elected as president of France and Édouard Lockroy was appointed as minister for trade. A budget for the exposition was passed and, on 1 May, Lockroy announced an alteration to the terms of the open competition being held for a centrepiece to the exposition, which effectively made the selection of Eiffel's design a foregone conclusion, as entries had to include a study for a 300 m (980 ft) four-sided metal tower on the Champ de Mars. (A 300-meter tower was then considered a herculean engineering effort).




  • France
    Wednesday May 12, 1886
    Eiffel Tower

    Commission was set up to examine Eiffel's scheme and its rivals

    France
    Wednesday May 12, 1886

    On 12 May, a commission was set up to examine Eiffel's scheme and its rivals.




  • France
    Jun, 1886
    Eiffel Tower

    Commission decided that all the proposals except Eiffel's were either impractical or lacking in details

    France
    Jun, 1886

    Commission decided that all the proposals except Eiffel's were either impractical or lacking in details.




  • France
    Saturday May 1, 1886
    Eiffel Tower

    Lockroy announced an alteration to the terms of the open competition being held for a centrepiece to the exposition

    France
    Saturday May 1, 1886

    Little progress was made until 1886, when Jules Grévy was re-elected as president of France and Édouard Lockroy was appointed as minister for trade. A budget for the exposition was passed and, on 1 May, Lockroy announced an alteration to the terms of the open competition being held for a centrepiece to the exposition, which effectively made the selection of Eiffel's design a foregone conclusion, as entries had to include a study for a 300 m (980 ft) four-sided metal tower on the Champ de Mars. (A 300-meter tower was then considered a herculean engineering effort).




  • France
    Wednesday May 12, 1886
    Eiffel Tower

    Commission was set up to examine Eiffel's scheme and its rivals

    France
    Wednesday May 12, 1886

    On 12 May, a commission was set up to examine Eiffel's scheme and its rivals.




  • France
    Jun, 1886
    Eiffel Tower

    Commission decided that all the proposals except Eiffel's were either impractical or lacking in details

    France
    Jun, 1886

    Commission decided that all the proposals except Eiffel's were either impractical or lacking in details.




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