ans ) ▁Az te c ▁temple , ▁a ▁" com bin ation ▁of ▁ar che ology , ▁history , ▁architecture , ▁and ▁technology ." ▁ ▁The ▁presentation ▁of ▁Joseph ▁F arc ot ' s ▁steam ▁engine , ▁that ▁had ▁already ▁won ▁a ▁prize ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁Exp enses : ▁ 4 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Fran cs ▁ ▁Rece i pts : ▁ 4 9 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Fran cs ▁ ▁Vis itors : ▁ 3 2 , 2 5 0 , 2 9 7 ▁ ▁Ex hib itors : ▁over ▁ 6 1 , 7 2 2 , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 5 5 % ▁were ▁French ▁ ▁represented ▁countries : ▁ 3 5 ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁on ▁military ▁land ▁or ▁city - owned ▁park ▁land , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁demol ished ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁Ex position ▁closed . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁sur iv or ▁was ▁the ▁E iff el ▁Tower , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁deliber ately ▁built ▁on ▁Paris ▁city - owned ▁land , ▁to ▁avoid ▁demol ition . ▁ ▁The ▁Ex hib ition ▁included ▁a ▁building ▁by ▁the ▁Paris ▁architect ▁Pierre - Hen ri ▁Pic q . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁an ▁elaborate ▁iron ▁and ▁glass ▁structure ▁decor ated ▁with ▁cer am ic ▁t iles ▁in ▁a ▁By z antine - E gypt ian - R oman es que ▁style . ▁After ▁the ▁Ex position ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁sh