The British invented the international exhibition in 1851, but the French made it their own. Five of these world's fairs were held in Paris during the nineteenth century: in 1855, 1867, 1878, 1889 and 1900. The 1889 Exposition universelle was especially notable for its constructions in iron and glass: the giant Galerie des machines visible at the left in this print, and the still more famous Eiffel Tower that can just be seen in the distance.