“埃菲尔铁塔是面向全世界的……是巴黎的象征……不知怎么，从中西部到澳大利亚，到法国旅行的没有不是因为铁塔而去的。”——罗兰·巴特（Roland Barthes）

1889年为纪念巴黎举行世界博览会，古斯塔夫·埃菲尔（Gustave Eiffel）在巴黎的战神广场建造了这座铁塔，他声称这是世界上最高的建筑。尽管41年后克莱斯勒大厦成为全世界最高的建筑，埃菲尔铁塔也没有失去其崇高的奇迹：虽然埃菲尔铁塔最初的设计使用寿命只有20年，但它已经成为巴黎天际线上一个**的、令人着迷的标志物。埃菲尔铁塔白天威风凛凛，晚上闪闪发光，它让世界各地的法语爱好者、作家、艺术家和梦想家都为之着迷，每年接待约700万游客。

根据古斯塔夫·埃菲尔本人的原创限量版对开本，这本全新的TASCHEN版本探讨了这座非凡建筑的概念和建造。埃菲尔的标志性设计随着双页板、细致的图纸和现场照片，包括新的图像和更多的历史背景，一步一步地、一层一层地演变。这本书既是复古建筑的瑰宝，也是对这个标志性建筑的构想的独特见解。"

The Tower is also present to the entire world... a universal symbol of Paris... from the Midwest to Australia, there is no journey to France which isn't made, somehow, in the Tower's name."

— Roland Barthes

When Gustave Eiffel completed his wrought iron tower on Paris's Champ de Mars for the World's Fair in 1889, he laid claim to the tallest structure in the world. Though the Chrysler Building would, 41 years later, scrape an even higher sky, the Eiffel Tower lost none of its lofty wonder: originally granted just a 20-

year permit, the Tower became a permanent and mesmerizing fixture on the Parisian skyline. Commanding by day, twinkling by night, it has mesmerized Francophiles and lovers, writers, artists, and dreamers from all over the world, welcoming around seven million visitors every single year.

Based on an original, limited edition folio by Gustave Eiffel himself, this fresh TASCHEN edition explores the concept and construction of this remarkable building. Step by step, one latticework layer after another, Eiffel's iconic design evolves over double-page plates, meticulous drawings, and on-

site photographs, including new images and even more historical context. The result is at once a gem of vintage architecture and a unique insight into the idea behind an icon.