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2. Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia

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   According to The New York Times, "[at] a time when the [CIC] was helping finance one of the world's best-known landmarks, the Eiffel Tower, as a monument to French liberty, it was choking Haiti's economy, taking much of the young nation's income back to Paris and impairing its ability to start schools, hospitals and the other building blocks of ...

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

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   However the tallest tower is built within central Paris: the iconic Eiffel Tower standing alongside the Seine River at the heart of the 7th arrondissement. Built in 1889, it was the first man-made structure in the world to exceed 1,000 feet.

4. Tourism in Paris - Wikipedia

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   Eiffel's was one of over 100 submissions. Eiffel's proposal was finally chosen in June 1886. Even before its construction, the Tower's uniqueness was noticed. The Eiffel Tower was finally inaugurated on March 31, 1889. [6] Currently, about 6.9 million people visit the Eiffel Tower each year. [7]

5. Eiffel Tower Fast Facts - AOL

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   Designer Gustave Eiffel had a small apartment cloistered away in the upper reaches of the tower. In 2016, a second (temporary) apartment was built inside the tower by vacation rental company ...

6. Stephen Sauvestre - Wikipedia

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   Eiffel Tower Charles Léon Stephen Sauvestre (26 December 1847 – 26 December 1919) was a French architect . He is notable for being one of the architects contributing to the design of the world-famous Eiffel Tower , built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris , France .

7. The Paris Olympics medals are monumental. They're embedded ...

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   ARE THESE REALLY EIFFEL TOWER CHUNKS? Absolutely. The 330-meter (1,083-foot) tall tower is made of 18,038 iron parts. But it’s also getting a bit long in the tooth. Built for the 1889 World’s ...