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2. The Eiffel Tower is closed while workers strike on the 100th ...

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   The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the death of its creator, Gustave Eiffel. One of ...

3. Eiffel Tower operator warns the landmark is closed as strike ...

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   A strike at the Eiffel Tower over poor financial management turned away visitors on Tuesday for the second consecutive day. The 330-meter (1,083-foot) landmark in central Paris has seen soaring ...

4. Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia

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   The Eiffel Tower was the world's tallest structure when completed in 1889, a distinction it retained until 1929 when the Chrysler Building in New York City was topped out. [102] The tower also lost its standing as the world's tallest tower to the Tokyo Tower in 1958 but retains its status as the tallest freestanding (non-guyed) structure in France.

5. Closings and cancellations following the September 11 attacks

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   The John Hancock Tower and Prudential Tower in Boston [11] Enron Complex and several other skyscrapers in Downtown Houston [15] The Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco; Several buildings in downtown Cleveland including Terminal Tower, the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building and Key Tower [16] The U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburgh; The ...

6. List of tallest buildings and structures in the Paris region

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   However the tallest tower is built within central Paris: the iconic Eiffel Tower standing alongside the Seine River at the heart of the 7th arrondissement. Built in 1889, it was the first man-made structure in the world to exceed 1,000 feet.

7. Eiffel Tower closed down after intruder tries to climb up - AOL

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8. Tourism in Paris - Wikipedia

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   In March 1885, Gustave Eiffel, known primarily as a successful iron engineer, submitted a plan for a tower to the French Ministre du Commerce et de l'Industrie. [6] He entered a competition for students studying at the university. The winning proposal would stand as the centerpiece of the 1889 Exposition. Eiffel's was one of over 100 submissions.

9. Police arrest climber who tried to scale Eiffel Tower on last ...

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   A climber scaled the north face of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday, the last day of the Olympics, before he was intercepted by police mid-way up, police said. Videos posted on social media ...