By 1889, another World’s Fair, as they were often referred to in America, took place in Paris. Gustave Eiffel erected what has become the most iconic building in Paris for the exhibition, and the atmosphere of wealth and confidence may well have encouraged Linke to think that he could contribute an important part to the next great exhibition. As early as 1892, this was decreed to take place at the end of the century, in an attempt to pre-empt Berlin from staging the last great show of the century.