Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What event was the Eiffel Tower built for?
A The Olympics
B A world’s fair
C A blimp race
The tower was a featured exhibit at the Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) of 1889. And like many structures built for a temporary celebration, the Eiffel Tower was supposed to be taken down after 20 years. But a communications antenna at the top proved too effective in relaying telegram transmissions, so the tower remained and grew in popularity.
The correct answer is A world’s fair.