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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.
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 ...
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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 ...
"This picture is so beautiful — the Eiffel Tower, with lightning and thunder, implying the intense competition for medals among athletes and representing the progress of world integration," one ...
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