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The tower stands 300 meters (984 feet) high. It rests on a base that is 5 meters (17 feet) tall, and the TV antenna atop the tower gives it a total elevation of 330 meters (1,083 feet). The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world until the topping off of the Chrysler Building in New York City in 1929.
Excluding transmitters, the Eiffel Tower is the second tallest free-standing structure in France after the Millau Viaduct. The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second levels.
Eiffel tower facts, height & weight. All the key figures about the construction of the Eiffel Tower. Object of discord, desire and fascination, the Eiffel Tower never fails to impress.
Built for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, the Eiffel Tower is a 1,000‑foot tall wrought iron tower, considered an architectural wonder and one of the world's most recognizable structures.
The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in France, but became the second tallest in the country after the completion of the Millau Viaduct (343 meters tall) in 2004. It is also the most visited paid monument in the world.
Before it was called the Eiffel Tower, it was known as the 300-meter (984-foot) tower! At its official opening, the tower was actually 1,024 feet tall, thanks to its gigantic mast and the French flag that flew at the top for several decades.
Today the Eiffel Tower is 324 metres tall due to the later addition of antennas, making it the tallest building in Paris and the fifth tallest in the world. The Eiffel Tower is a tourist hotspot and visitors can climb or use the lifts to reach the first or second floors, the latter of which is 115 metres high.
Eiffel Tower stands 324 meters (1063 feet) tall, about the same height as an 80-story office building, or an 100-story residential building, it is the tallest structure in Paris. Aerial view of Eiffel Tower.
The Eiffel Tower is a whopping 330 metres (1,083 feet) tall. To put it in perspective, that’s about the same height as an 81-storey building. Its base is square, measuring a solid 125 metres (410 feet) on each side.
The Eiffel Tower is 1,063 feet (324 meters) tall, including the antenna at the top. Without the antenna, it is 984 feet (300 m). It was the world's tallest structure until the Chrysler...