Also..........when it was built..........in 1889.......it became the tallest building in the world.............what building did it surpass?  Well...................the Egyptian obelisk in DC..............the Wash monument..........


The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall,^[2] about the same height as an 81-storey building. Its base is square, 125 metres (410 ft) on a side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930. Because of the addition of the aerial atop the Eiffel Tower in 1957, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building by 5.2 metres (17 ft). Not including broadcast aerials, it is the second-tallest structure in France, after the Millau Viaduct.