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Eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower
Tour Eiffel
Tour Eiffel Wikimedia Commons (cropped).jpg
The Eiffel Tower seen from
the Champ de Mars
Eiffel Tower is located in Paris
Eiffel Tower
Location within Paris
Record height
Tallest in the world from 1889 to 1930
General information
Type Observation tower
Broadcasting tower
Location 7th arrondissement, Paris, France
Coordinates 48°51′29.6″N 2°17′40.2″E / 48.858222°N 2.294500°E / 48.858222; 2.294500Coordinates: 48°51′29.6″N 2°17′40.2″E / 48.858222°N 2.294500°E / 48.858222; 2.294500
Construction started 28 January 1887
Completed 15 March 1889
Opening 31 March 1889 (127 years ago)
Owner City of Paris, France
Management Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE)
Height
Architectural 300 m (984 ft)
Tip 324 m (1,063 ft)
Top floor 276 m (906 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 3
Lifts/elevators 8
Design and construction
Architect Stephen Sauvestre
Structural engineer Maurice Koechlin
Émile Nouguier
Main contractor Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel
Website
toureiffel.paris
References
I. ^ Eiffel Tower at Emporis

The Eiffel Tower (/ˈfəl ˈtaʊər/ EYE-fəl TOWR; French: Tour Eiffel, pronounced: [tuʁ‿ɛfɛl] About this sound listen) is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.

Constructed from 1887–89 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015.


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