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Eiffel Tower

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Overview

An iron lattice tower built on the Champ-de-Mars in Paris for the 1889 World's Fair.

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Key facts

Date
1889Completed
Location
Paris, France
Type
Observation tower
Dimensions
H: 330m | W: 125mCurrent height including antennas
Weight
10,100 tons

In context

Choose the Eiffel Tower for comparisons of landmark height and open-lattice tower scale. Its 330 m height, 125 m ground-side reference, and 1889 event date provide a strong bridge between nineteenth-century engineering monuments and later observation towers, with a substantially different footprint from compact clock towers.

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GENERAL INFO

Date
1889Completed
Type
Observation tower
Location
Paris, France
Architect
Gustave Eiffel

PHYSICAL

Dimensions
H: 330m | W: 125mCurrent height including antennas
Weight
10,100 tons

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