The elegance and intricacy of black gates meshes with majestic architecture of the gracefully imposing structure in “Eiffel Tower Through the Gates,” photographed by the tower’s designer, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. Visited by six million people each year, Paris’ most famous landmark was constructed for the 1889 World’s Fair. Originally considered an eyesore by locals the tower was scheduled to be dismantled in 1890 but the graceful latticework tower overcame its critics as a result of its delicate beauty and engineering brilliance which allowed such a fragile looking structure to withstand the elements.

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