who built the eiffel tower

The Eiffel Tower was built by the French engineer Gustave Eiffel and his company for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) in Paris.

Who actually designed and oversaw it?

• The tower is named after Gustave Eiffel , who led the project and signed the construction contract in his own name.

• His firm’s in‑house engineers, notably Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier , did much of the initial structural design, while architect Stephen Sauvestre refined the tower’s decorative elements.

Quick facts about its construction

• Built : 1887–1889 (about 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days).

• Purpose : Served as the entrance arch to the 1889 Exposition Universelle, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.

• Material : Wrought‑iron lattice structure weighing roughly 10,100 tons.

Mini‑timeline snapshot

Year| Event
---|---
1887| Construction begins on the Champ de Mars in Paris. 27
1889 (March 31)| Tower officially inaugurated. 25
1889 (May 15)| Opens to the public as part of the World’s Fair. 17

In short, Gustave Eiffel is credited as the builder , but the Eiffel Tower was really a team effort by his engineering firm and several key designers.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.