- in - law ▁of ▁E iff el , ▁declared , ▁ ▁" no ▁soldier ▁on ▁the ▁battle ▁field ▁des erved ▁better ▁mention ▁than ▁these ▁hum ble ▁to ilers , ▁who , ▁will ▁never ▁go ▁down ▁in ▁history ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Ex position , ▁No ▁one ▁other ▁than ▁construction ▁personnel ▁were ▁allowed ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁second ▁view ing ▁platform . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁Ex position , ▁ 2 9 , 9 2 2 ▁persons ▁clim bed ▁the ▁tower ▁to ▁the ▁view ing ▁platform , ▁ ▁though ▁the ▁elev ators ▁were ▁not ▁yet ▁in ▁service , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁clim b ▁by ▁a ▁narrow ▁w inding ▁st air way . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁Ex position ▁finished , ▁after ▁ 1 7 3 ▁days , ▁ 1 , 9 6 8 , 2 8 7 ▁persons ▁had ▁asc ended ▁the ▁tower . ▁▁▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Ex position ▁ended , ▁the ▁tower ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁weather ▁station . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁E iff el ▁proposed ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁military ▁that ▁a ▁radio ▁transmit ter , ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁pione er ▁radio ▁engineer ▁Ed ou ard ▁Bran ly , ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁level . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁when ▁E iff el ' s ▁con cess ion ▁formally ▁ended , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁Tower ▁perman ently . ▁ ▁The ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Mach ines ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁monument al ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁the