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2. Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia

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   The Eiffel Tower (/ ˈ aɪ f əl / ⓘ 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.

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

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   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 ...

4. Eiffel Tower replicas and derivatives - Wikipedia

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   The Eiffel Tower shape telecommunications tower in Da Lat, Vietnam Replica in Bloemfontein , South Africa Wicker tower in Bussières-lès-Belmont , France 47°44′45″N 5°33′04″E  /  47.745918°N 5.551164°E  / 47.745918; 5.

5. Trocadéro, Paris - Wikipedia

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   The Trocadéro (pronounced [tʁɔkadeʁo] ⓘ), site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. It is also the name of the 1878 Trocadéro Palace which was demolished in 1937 to make way for the Palais de Chaillot . [ 1 ]

6. Île aux Cygnes - Wikipedia

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   Île aux Cygnes (French: [il o siɲ]; English: Isle of the Swans) is a small artificial island on the river Seine in Paris, France, in the 15th arrondissement. It was created in 1827 to protect the bridge named the Pont de Grenelle. It should not be confused with an earlier Île des Cygnes that was attached to the Champ de Mars in the late 18th ...

7. A piece of Paris in Fayetteville: Behind the city's ... - AOL

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   Located at the Bordeaux Shopping Center on Owen Drive, a replica of the iconic French landmark stands at about 100 feet tall, about 1/10th of the height of the original. ... In France, the Eiffel ...

8. Historical quarters of Paris - Wikipedia

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   The Front de Seine district located along the river Seine in the 15th arrondissement right at the South of the Eiffel Tower is the result of an urban planning project from the 1970s. It includes about 20 towers reaching nearly 100 m of height built around an elevated esplanade.

9. Eiffel Tower evacuated after fire alarm malfunction at famous ...

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   The Eiffel tower was evacuated on Christmas eve after a fire alarm sounded.. Visitors have been temporary barred from parts of the Paris attraction, with organisers hoping to reopen the tower ...