The Eiffel Tower at Night (1889) by Alexey Petrovich Bogolyubov captures the awe and wonder of modernity at the dawn of the Belle Époque. Painted the same year the tower was completed for the Exposition Universelle, Bogolyubov presents the Eiffel Tower not just as a structure, but as a glowing beacon of industrial progress. Bathed in soft light against a deep night sky, the tower looms above the quiet cityscape, its iron lattice both delicate and monumental. The painting reflects a sense of reverence, not only for the architectural marvel itself, but also for the changing identity of Paris—a city rapidly transforming into a symbol of innovation and ambition. Bogolyubov, more traditionally associated with maritime and Romantic scenes, steps into the modern era here, suggesting that even the most classical artists could not ignore the magnetic pull of the future rising in iron and light.