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  2. Eiffel Tower Fast Facts - AOL

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    1985 - An illumination system called Golden Lighting is unveiled, with 336 projectors and yellow-orange lamps. December 31, 1999 - A sparkling light show debuts to mark the new millennium.

  3. Aviation obstruction lighting - Wikipedia

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    The Eiffel Tower in Paris, had an aerial lighthouse between 1947 and 1970, when the French aviation authority estimated that it was no longer needed to help aerial navigation, and set instead the standard warning lamps on top of the tower. In 2000 it was decided to uninstall the warning lamps and install again an aerial lighthouse visible by ...

  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. Exposition Universelle (1900) - Wikipedia

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    The Eiffel Tower, that was built as the main entrance of the 1889 Exposition, was the main and central attraction of the 1900 Exposition. For this exposition, it was repainted in shaded tones from yellow-orange at the base to light yellow at the top, and was fitted with 7,000 electric lamps.

  6. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, is an iconic French landmark, and it has a fascinating history. Here are 12 surprising Eiffel Tower facts you might not know. ... 32 Low Light Indoor Plants That ...

  7. Eiffel Tower evacuated on Christmas Eve following fire alarm ...

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    The Eiffel Tower evacuated tourists after the fire alarm went off Tuesday morning, the tower's operating company said. At approximately 10:50 a.m. local time, the fire alarm went off following a ...

  8. Architecture of Paris - Wikipedia

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    The Eiffel Tower, (1887–89), conceived by entrepreneur Gustave Eiffel, and built by engineers Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nougier and architect Stephen Sauvestre, was the tallest structure in the world, was the gateway to the Exposition, and the Gallery of Machines, designed by Ferdinand Dufert and Victor Contamin, was the largest covered ...

  9. Paris architecture of the Belle Époque - Wikipedia

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    It was located at the opposite end of Champ-de-Mars from the Eiffel Tower. It was reused at the exposition of 1900 and then destroyed in 1910. At 111 meters, the Galerie (or "Machinery Hall") spanned the longest interior space in the world at the time, using a system of hinged arches (like a series of bridge spans placed not end-to-end but ...

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