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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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   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. Eiffel Tower Fast Facts - AOL

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   Read CNN’s Fast Facts and learn more about the Eiffel Tower in Paris. ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ... A glass walkway opens with views of the street 187 feet ...

5. 12 Surprising Things You Didn't Know About the Eiffel Tower - AOL

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   The Eiffel Tower remains a bit of a mystery to those not well-versed in architectural history. To learn more about this iconic landmark, we've gathered 12 of the best Eiffel Tower facts.

6. List of tallest structures in Europe - Wikipedia

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   Tower of Old St Paul's Cathedral: London, United Kingdom: 150 m (490 ft) 1311: 1549: Tower of Lincoln Cathedral: Lincoln, United Kingdom: 159.7 m (524 ft) 1549: 1647: Tower of St Mary's church: Stralsund, Germany: 151 m (495 ft) 1647: 1874: Tower of Strasbourg Cathedral: Strasbourg, France: 142 m (466 ft) 1874: 1876: Tower of St. Nikolai ...

7. 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 ...

8. Paris architecture of the Belle Époque - Wikipedia

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   Paris was already the most densely populated city in Europe, it was already the banking and financial capital of the continent, and moreover, as of 1889 it had the tallest structure in the world, the Eiffel Tower. Beside the Eiffel Tower, The skyline of Paris presented the Arc de Triomphe, the dome of the Basilca of Sacre Coeur, the Arc de ...

9. 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.” It was a symbol of French power a century after the Revolution, built so high simply because it ...