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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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   France’s iconic Eiffel Tower is increasing its ticket prices by 20% to help cover the costs of renovation work and financial losses after the coronavirus pandemic.

4. Champ de Mars–Tour Eiffel station - Wikipedia

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   Champ de MarsTour Eiffel. Champ de Mars–Tour Eiffel station is a station on RER C in Paris named for the nearby Champ de Mars and Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel). The site has accommodated a total of five stations. The station was originally built to receive goods necessary for the construction of the pavilions for the Exposition ...

5. 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 ...

6. Jardins du Trocadéro - Wikipedia

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   Jardins du Trocadéro (Gardens of the Trocadero) is an open space in Paris, the capital of France, located in the 16th Arrondissement; bounded to the northwest by the wings of the Palais de Chaillot and to the southeast by the Seine and the Pont d'Iéna at the Place de Varsovie, with the Eiffel Tower on the opposite bank of the Seine.

7. 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.