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A. Deroy
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Hauteur comparée de la Tour Eiffel (300 mètres) et des principaux monuments du monde.

1. Cathédrale de Strasbourg, 142 mètres. 2. Grande pyramide, 146 mètres. 3. Notre-Dame de Paris, 66 mètres. 4. Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, 49 mètres. 5. Cathédrale de Rouen, 150 mètres. 6. Saint-Pierre de Rome, 152 mètres. 7. Cathédrale de Cologne, 159 mètres. 8. Dôme des Invalides, 105 mètres. 9. Panthéon, 83 mètres.
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This print illustrates the highest monuments of the world, in order to give an idea of the scale of the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower was the highest construction of the world in 1889, and remained so until 1930, when the Chrysler building was completed in New York City.
Date between 1889 and 1890
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1889-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1890-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium engraving
Dimensions 30 x 22 cm
institution QS:P195,Q22341583
Notes L' exposition de Paris, publiée avec la collaboration d'écrivains spéciaux, Vol. 1. Paris: Librairie Illustrée, .
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This image is available from the Brown University Library under the digital ID 125415218362500.

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