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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.
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The Eiffel Tower remains a bit of a mystery to those not well-versed in architectural history. To learn more about this iconic landmark, we've gathered 12 of the best Eiffel Tower facts.
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The first eye-catching photo shows the Olympic rings going up on the Eiffel Tower and people capturing their own images at dusk in Paris. You also have to look twice at cricket being played in the ...
The list contains no women. The list has been criticized for excluding the name of Sophie Germain, a noted French mathematician whose work on the theory of elasticity was used in the construction of the tower itself. [3] In 1913, John Augustine Zahm suggested that Germain was excluded because she was a woman. [4]
Athletes weren't the only ones putting on a show in Paris this Olympics. Across the city, lightning and rain lit up the night sky and made quite a fuss for the athletes at the 2024 Paris Games.