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Tower in Paris, France

The Eiffel Tower 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. Wikipedia

Address: Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France

Height: 984′

Construction started: January 28, 1887

Opened: March 31, 1889

Floors: 3

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Open today · 9AM–12AM

Architects: Gustave Eiffel, Stephen Sauvestre

Architecture firms: Barbier, Benard, et Turenne, Eiffel & Cie

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