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| Keywords: L'exposition vue de différents quartiers de Paris.jpg This print combines different views of the fair from various neighborhoods in Paris The image at the top represents the Place de la Concorde and the one under it is a view from Puteaux a district on the western outskirts of Paris The third view is taken from the Montmartre hills and the two round-shaped inserts at the bottom of it are views from the Invalides left and from the rue Soufflot right Finally the two images at the bottom of the page represent the Eiffel Tower as it could be seen from the Place du Carousel near the Louvre left and from the Pont-neuf right Even though the title of the print claims that it shows views of the fair the main subject of the cityscapes here is obviously the Eiffel Tower whose height and novelty fascinated Parisians and visitors alike 1889 engraving 19 3 x 27 cm Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line Huard Charles-Lucien Livre d'or de l'Exposition Tome 1 Paris L Boulanger 1889 accession number 125414660446875 PD-old Engravings of Paris Images of Paris from the Brown University Library Exposition Universelle 1889 Eiffel Tower during 1889 Exposition Eiffel Tower in art Historical images of Place de la Concorde Views from Montmartre Rue Soufflot Paris | ||||
