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Eiffel Tower Tours and Travels Guide

The Eiffel Tower is the most beautiful place in Paris. It is the tallest building in Paris. It is the most visited paid monument in the world. The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built during 1887-1889 on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. The tower has become a global icon of France and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel. The structure of Eiffel Tower is 324 m high, which is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building.

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Facts file of Eiffel Tower
* Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris.
* Eiffel Tower was the world's tallest building until 1930.
* Eiffel Tower is the highest paid monument in the world.
* Eiffel Tower height is 300 metres (320.75m including antenna).
* Eiffel Tower weight is 7000 tons.
* 300 steel workers, and 2 years (1887-1889) to construct it.
* Sway of at most 12 cm in high winds.
* Height varies up to 15 cm depending on temperature.
* 15,000 iron pieces (excluding rivets).
* 40 tons of paint.
* 1652 steps to the top.

Eiffel Tower - The highest paid visited monument in the world

Eiffel Tower Travel Guide
You can reach this beautiful tower by many ways -
* Air: Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport or Paris Orly Airport.
* Rail: Train: Paris Gare du Nord (Eurostar).
* Underground: Bir-Hakeim, Trocadéro or Ecole Militaire.
* RER: Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel.
* Road: Bus: Public services.

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