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2. Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia

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   The Eiffel Tower (/ ˈaɪfəl / ⓘ EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ⓘ) 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 from 1887 to 1889. Locally nicknamed " La dame de fer " (French for "Iron Lady"), it was constructed ...

3. Eiffel Tower ticket prices to rise by 20% to help cover ... - AOL

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   May 25, 2024 at 5:47 AM. Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images. France’s iconic Eiffel Tower is increasing its ticket prices by 20%, CNN’s affiliate BFMTV has reported, to help cover the costs of ...

4. Exposition Universelle (1889) - Wikipedia

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   The Exposition Universelle of 1889 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1889 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fifth of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. [a] It attracted more than thirty-two million ...

5. List of tallest freestanding structures - Wikipedia

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   Eiffel Tower: 300.6 986 1889–1930 (41 years) Tower: France Paris: Currently stands at a height of 330 metres (1,080 ft). Chrysler Building: 319 1,046 1930–1931 (1 ...

6. Champ de Mars - Wikipedia

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   The Champ de Mars (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ də mars]; lit. 'Field of Mars') is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius ("Mars Field") in Rome, which was dedicated to the ...

7. List of the 72 names on the Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia

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   On the Eiffel Tower, 72 names of French men (scientists, engineers, and mathematicians) are engraved in recognition of their contributions. [1] Gustave Eiffel chose this "invocation of science" because of his concern over the protests against the tower, and chose names of those who had distinguished themselves since 1789. [2]