Panoramic view from the Eiffel Tower, ascending and descending, circa 1900.

From Edison films catalog: A marvelously clear picture taken from the top of the elevator of the Eiffel Tower during going up and coming down of the car. This wonderful tower is 1,000 feet in height, and the picture produces a most sensational effect. As the camera leaves the ground and rises to the top of the tower, the enormous white city opens out to the view of the astonished spectator. Arriving at the top of the tower, a bird's eye view of the Exposition looking toward the Trocadero, and also toward the Palace of Electricity, is made, and the camera begins its descent. Filmed in July 1900, at the Paris Exposition in Paris, France.

(Video courtesy of Edison Manufacturing Co./Library of Congress/Tehrkot Media)

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