The Eiffel Tower and the 1937 International Exhibition

These photographs, taken from the Place du Trocadéro, show the icon of Paris: the Eiffel Tower. The image on the left is from the 1937 International Exhibition. Nazi Germany constructed a tower (left) as part of a campaign against the Soviet Union (right). Numerous countries signed up to have pavilions and compete, but as a result of poor planning, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were the only pavilions presented at the exhibition – conveniently right across from each other.