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2. Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia

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   After some debate about the exact location of the tower, a contract was signed on 8 January 1887. Eiffel signed it acting in his own capacity rather than as the representative of his company, the contract granting him 1.5 million francs toward the construction costs: less than a quarter of the estimated 6.5 million francs. Eiffel was to receive ...

3. Eiffel Tower replicas and derivatives - Wikipedia

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   A bamboo replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Jaro Plaza in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines, was constructed to commemorate the inauguration of the original Eiffel Tower during the 1889 Paris Exposition 10°43′29.0172″N 122°33′24.6168″E  /  10.724727000°N 122.556838000°E  / 10.724727000; 122.556838000

4. List of tallest buildings and structures - Wikipedia

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   Completed in 1982, the tower's guy-wires were not protected against corrosion and failed due to rust and storm winds causing the tower to collapse in 1989. Small-scale experimental model of a solar draft tower, newer proposals if built could become the tallest structure on earth. Wooden structure: Mühlacker Wood Radio Tower Germany: Mühlacker ...

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. Eiffel Tower Turns 125 Today: Can You ID the Real One? - AOL

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   Today marks the 125th birthday of Paris's Eiffel Tower.Erected for the 1889 World's Fair, Gustave Eiffel's controversial 324-meter structure (the tallest manmade object in the world at the time ...

7. Is the Eiffel Tower the most famous structure in the world? - AOL

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   The Eiffel Tower was originally met with great criticism, dubbed “useless” and “monstrous.” ... “A building reduced to its absolute essence, to the minimum necessary to get people up to ...

8. Exposition Universelle (1889) - Wikipedia

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   He returned to the Eiffel Tower later in his visit (Sept 10), where he was hosted for a lunch in Eiffel's private apartment on the Tower, along with the composer Charles Gounod. [22] A "Negro village" (village nègre) where 400 people were displayed was a popular attraction. [23]

9. 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 ...