Rare Photos of the Statue of Liberty and Eiffel Tower Under Construction

🗽 Did you know the Statue of Liberty’s head was once a tourist attraction in Paris? Before being assembled in New York, Lady Liberty’s head was displayed at the Champ de Mars during the 1878 Exposition Universelle to help raise funds for its construction.

🌍 Nine years later, in 1887, the Eiffel Tower was just starting to take shape. This rare photo captures its early steel framework, long before it became Paris’ most famous landmark.

History is full of surprises—what do you think of these early glimpses of two world-famous monuments? Let’s talk about it in The Nocturnal Archives!