The Crystal Palace was a showcase of Victorian Britain 's industrial production and inventiveness , and , similarly , Paris demonstrated French grandeur and power at its fairs . The Trocadyro , built for the 1878 fair and demolished in 1937 , ``was intended to show how quickly France had recovered from the Franco-Prussian War ' and aimed to convey French exuberance and inventiveness . Similarly , the Eiffel Tower , constructed for 1889 's exhibition , is perhaps the prime example of this kind of architecture . Built of iron , it...











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