Eiffel and Aviation: Safety during the Construction of the Eiffel Tower: From "The Tallest Tower" by Joseph Harriss:"Eiffel's execution had been marked by a deftness unique in the annals of
great engineering projects. His clockwork precision had enabled him not only to meet his deadline, but to build the vertiguous structure with the loss of only one life, that of a worker who fell from the first platform while apparently showing off for his girlfriend after the bell had sounded ending the working day." I have a photograph of the tower seen from the Champ de Mars, also, if you are interested. If you'd like to see the waiting line at the base of the tower (something you won't see in the tourist guides), I have a picture of that, too. If you'd like to see how pretty this tower looks at night, I have a picture of the tower taken from this exact same spot in the evening. Finally, see my Eiffel Tower FAQ for more information on this landmark.