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The Eiffel Tower (/ ˈaɪfəl / ⓘ EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ⓘ) 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 from 1887 to 1889. Locally nicknamed " La dame de fer " (French for "Iron Lady"), it was constructed ...
Eiffel Tower: 330 m (1,080 ft) [4] 1889: Lattice Tower ... Tower Pinnacle height Year Country City Remarks St. Chrischona Tower: 250 m 1984
Eiffel Tower in Paris, France 1887–1889 312 1,024 First structure to exceed 300 metres in height. The addition of a telecommunications tower in the 1950s brought the overall height to 330 m (1,080 ft). 1930 1
Here’s some background information about the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Facts. ... Height: 330 meters (1,083 feet) Metal framework weight: 7,300 tons of iron. Total weight: 10,100 tons.
The tallest structure in the City of Paris and the Île-de-France remains the Eiffel Tower in the 7th arrondissement, 330 meters high, completed in 1889 as the gateway to the 1889 Paris Universal Exposition. The tallest building in the Paris region is the Tour Link, at 242 meters, located in La Défense. It is tied for ninth place among the ...
The North Tower was 417 m (1,368 ft) and the South Tower 415 m (1,362 ft) tall. It surpassed the height of the Empire State Building by 36 m (118 ft). Two years later the Sears Tower was built in Chicago, standing at 442 m (1,450 ft) with 110 floors, surpassing the height of the World Trade Center by 25 m (82 ft).
200 metres (660 ft) 39. 2015. Tallest building in France outside the Greater Paris area. 5. Tour Majunga. Paris. (La Defense) 194 metres (636 ft)
List of pre-twentieth century structures by height. Tower dismantled from 1919. City Hall was the tallest habitable building in the world from 1894 to 1908. Spire destroyed in 1548. Spire destroyed in 1625. Reconstructed with 139 meters. Burned to the ground in 534 after being struck by lightning.