The Eiffel Tower 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. Locally nicknamed "La dame de fer", it was constructed from 1887 to 1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair and was initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015. The tower is 324 metres tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base is square, measuring 125 metres on each side.
| Type | Observation tower, Broadcasting tower |
| Location | 7th arrondissement, Paris, France |
| Construction started | 28 January 1887 |
| Completed | 15 March 1889 |
| Owner | City of Paris, France |
| Management | Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) |
| Architectural | 300 m (984.25 ft) |
| Height (with tip) | 324 m (1,062.99 ft) |
| Top floor | 276 m (905.51 ft) |
| Floors | 3 |
| Lifts/elevators | 8 |
| Architect | Stephen Sauvestre |
| Structural engineer | Maurice Koechlin, Émile Nouguier |
| Main contractor | Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel |
About Eiffel Tower
One of the most iconic and recognizable structures in the world, the Eiffel Tower was constructed for presentation at the 1889 World's Fair and has been a symbol of Paris, France ever since. It is named after the primary engineer who designed the structure, Gustave Eiffel.
Achievement of Eiffel Tower
The tower has been depicted in countless forms of media. It plays a key plot point in the 2015 film Tomorrowland and it's torn down in such films as Edge of Tomorrow and Team America: World Police.
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Latest information about Eiffel Tower updated on July 28 2021.
