Eiffel Tower - Paris/France
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The Eiffel Tower is a 324 meter high iron lattice tower in Paris.
Waymark Code: WMN30J
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 12/16/2014
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The Eiffel tower was built between 1887 to 1889. The tower was the monumental entrance and observation tower for the World Exhibition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Named after the designer, Gustave Eiffel. The tower was from its construction until completion of the Chrysler Building in 1930 in New York, the tallest building in the world.
As formerly the tallest structure in Paris, he dominates the town and, with about seven million paying visitors per year to the most visited landmarks in the world. The tower is one of the most famous icons of architecture and engineering. The Eiffel tower is the model for many replicas and be found in art and culture related to Paris and France in many cases. He is the national symbol of the French and became a worldwide icon of modernity. Since 1964, the Eiffel Tower as a monument historique is listed, and 1986 took the American Society of Civil Engineers, the building in the list of historical milestones in engineering in architecture.
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