Later 19th Century Art in Europe and the U.S. By jviens Period: May 2, 1850 to May 2, 1900 Late 19th Century May 2, 1874 The Opera, Paris Mar 31, 1889 The Eiffel Tower Built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), a civil engineer, it serves as a prime example of the new design direction. It stand 984 ft tall (300m).
