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Eiffel Tower
La Tour Eiffel
Champ de Mars
Paris France
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1887 | | Finished | 1889 | | Floor Count | 3 | | Basement Floors | 2 | | Floor Area | 41,950 m² |
|  | | Building Uses | | - monument | | - communication | | - conference | | - observation | | - restaurant | | Structural Types | | - truss tower | | - cross brace | | - pole | | - exterior elevator | | Materials | | - steel |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Antenna | | 1063 ft | | Official Website | | | The height to the top of the antenna 2000 - present | | | | | Antenna (1994) | | 1046 ft | | '' | | | The height to the top of the antenna from 1994 - 2000 | | | | | Antenna (1991) | | 1043 ft | | '' | | | The height to the top of the antenna from 1991 - 1994 | | | | | Flag (1889) | | 1025 ft | | '' | | | The height to the top of the flag from 1889 - 1991 | | | | | Roof | | 984 ft | | | | | | | | | | 3rd floor | | 906 ft | | '' | | | | | | | | Le jules verne | | 410 ft | | '' | | | Restaurant | | | | | 2nd floor | | 380 ft | | '' | | | | | | | | Altitude 95 | | 312 ft | | '' | | | Restaurant | | | | | 1st floor | | 189 ft | | '' | | | | | |
Description
• Architect: Gustav Eiffel
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• Coordinates: 48°51'29''N, 02°17'40''E.
• Built for the 1889 World Fair, the Eiffel Tower was originally intended to be a temporary structure to be used for communication and pole.
• Tallest structure in the world from 1889 to 1930, overtook by the Chrysler Building.
• The pinnacle height of the Eiffel Tower has changed over the years:
1889 (flag): 312.27 m
1957 (antenna): 320.75 m
1991 (antenna): 317.96 m
1994 (antenna): 318.70 m
2000 (antenna): 324.00 m, An Antenna was replaced atop gaining 5m more in this year.
• Width: 125m
• Length: 129.5m
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