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Facts About the Eiffel Tower in France

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Facts About the Eiffel Tower in France

The Eiffel Tower attracts over six million visitors per year and is an iconic symbol of France.

  1. Time Frame

    • The Tower was designed and built by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889.

    Controversy

    • A petition with 300 names was presented to the city government in protest at the building of the Eiffel Tower. Notable signers included writers Emile Zola and Alexandre Dumas, fils.

    Size

    • The Eiffel Tower is 1,062 feet tall and weighs 7,000 tons. It was the tallest building in the world until the construction of New York's Chrysler Building in 1930.

    Features

    • The Tower has three platforms with observation decks. A souvenir shop and bar are located on the top platform and the "Jules Verne" restaurant is on the second.

    Fun Fact

    • When Hitler visited Paris during World War II, the French deliberately put the elevators out of order so that he would have to climb the 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Hitler chose to stay on the ground instead.

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  • Photo Credit "Eiffel Tower, Paris" puskar/Stock.xchng

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