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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. List of tallest freestanding structures - Wikipedia

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    2010. Skyscraper. Office, residential apartments, restaurant, hotel. United Arab Emirates. Dubai. Tallest freestanding structure in the world 2007–Present. Topped out in 2009. 25°11′50.0″N 55°16′26.6″E  /  25.197222°N 55.274056°E  / 25.197222; 55.274056. 2.

  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. Eiffel Tower Fast Facts - AOL

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    Read CNN’s Fast Facts and learn more about the Eiffel Tower in Paris. ... 2019 - The tower is closed and evacuated after a man is spotted climbing up ... There are 1,665 steps to the top of the ...

  6. The final design called for 18,000 pieces of puddle iron and an incredible 2.5 million rivets. Admittedly, that sounds a lot more difficult than the 3D Eiffel Tower puzzle we had as kids.. 4. The ...

  7. List of tallest towers - Wikipedia

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    The Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Japan has been the tallest tower since 2012.. This list includes extant structures that fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and which is self-supporting or free-standing, meaning no guy-wires for support."

  8. Lattice tower - Wikipedia

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    Eiffel Tower: Paris, France 1889 312.3 1,025 When built held the absolute height record for tallest structure of any type in the world until 1930 1956 1957 KCTV Broadcast Tower: Kansas City, Missouri, US 1956 317.6 1,042 1957 1958 Eiffel Tower: Paris, France 1889 321 1,053 The Eiffel Tower regained the record when it added an antenna. 1958 1973

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

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    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] The engravings are found on the sides of the tower under the first balcony, in letters about 60 cm (24 in) tall, and were originally painted in gold.