View of the Eiffel Tower taken from the Esplanade of the Trocadero in Paris on May 7, 1968. The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron structure built by Gustave Eiffel between the years 1887-1889. The Eiffel Tower served as a monument to celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution and served as a enterance gateway to the exposition in 1889. AP