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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. Stephen Sauvestre - Wikipedia

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    École Spéciale d'Architecture. Occupation. Architect. Buildings. Eiffel Tower. Charles Léon Stephen Sauvestre (26 December 1847 – 26 December 1919) was a French architect. He is notable for being one of the architects contributing to the design of the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France. [1]

  4. Paris in the Belle Époque - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Paris in the Belle Époque was a period in the history of the city between the years 1871 to 1914, from the beginning of the Third French Republic until the First World War. It saw the construction of the Eiffel Tower, the Paris Métro, the completion of the Paris Opera, and the beginning of the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur on Montmartre.

  5. 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 ...

  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. Eiffel Tower (Paris, Texas) - Wikipedia

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    Paris, Texas. Coordinates. 33°38′23.52″N 95°31′25.92″W  /  33.6398667°N 95.5238667°W  / 33.6398667; -95.5238667. Construction started. 1993. Texas's Eiffel Tower is a landmark in the city of Paris, Texas. The tower was constructed in 1993. It is a scale model of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France; at 65 feet in height, it is ...

  8. Eiffel family leads campaign to remove Olympic rings from ...

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    Eiffel Tower designer’s family to fight plan to keep Olympic rings. 01:06. PARIS — There are few sights more iconic than the Eiffel Tower and the Olympic rings. But not everyone agrees they ...

  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.