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2. Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia

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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.

3. UNESCO Headquarters - Wikipedia

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   The main UNESCO building as viewed from the Eiffel Tower. UNESCO Headquarters, or Maison de l'UNESCO, is a building inaugurated on 3 November 1958 at number 7 Place de Fontenoy in Paris, France, to serve as the headquarters for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization . It is a building that can be visited freely.

4. List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. [1] [2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands. [3]

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. 12 Surprising Things You Didn't Know About the Eiffel Tower - AOL

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   The final design called for 18,000 pieces of puddle iron and an incredible 2.5 million rivets. Admittedly, that sounds a lot more difficult than the 3D Eiffel Tower puzzle we had as kids.. 4. The ...

7. 'Happy birthday': Eiffel Tower pays tribute to UNESCO - AOL

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   Paris paid tribute to UNESCO with an Eiffel Tower light show on Friday to celebrate the 75th birthday of the United Nations' cultural and scientific agency. In a sign of the French capital's ...

8. List of World Heritage Sites in France - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of World Heritage Sites in France with properties of cultural and natural heritage in France as inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List or as on the country's tentative list. [1] France accepted the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on 27 June 1975, after which it could nominate ...

9. The Eiffel Tower is closed while workers strike on the 100th ...

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   The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the death of its creator, Gustave Eiffel. One of ...