The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel in French), originally named tower 330 meters (330 meters tour) is a puddling iron structure designed by French engineer Gustave Eiffel and his staff for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris.
Located in the Champ de Mars at the river Seine, this Parisian monument, symbol of France and its capital, was the ninth most visited country in 2006 and the most visited monument in the world with 6,893,000 visitors in 2007. With a height of 300 feet, later extended to an antenna at 325 meters, the Eiffel Tower was the highest structure in the world for over 40 years, until surpassed the Chrysler Building, New York, in 1930.
It was built in two years, two months and five days in dispute with the artists of the period, which saw it as an iron monster. Initially used for military testing with communications antennas, now also serves a tourist attraction, as a broadcaster of radio and television.
Located in the Champ de Mars at the river Seine, this Parisian monument, symbol of France and its capital, was the ninth most visited country in 2006 and the most visited monument in the world with 6,893,000 visitors in 2007. With a height of 300 feet, later extended to an antenna at 325 meters, the Eiffel Tower was the highest structure in the world for over 40 years, until surpassed the Chrysler Building, New York, in 1930.
It was built in two years, two months and five days in dispute with the artists of the period, which saw it as an iron monster. Initially used for military testing with communications antennas, now also serves a tourist attraction, as a broadcaster of radio and television.
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