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(Sunday, March 31, 1889, 2:35 p.m. local time) — French engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurled the French tricolor today from atop the Eiffel Tower, a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France, officially marking its completion after 26 months of construction.

At 984 feet, its height exceeded the previous tallest structure in the world by 430 feet.