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The Eiffel Tower is named after engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Constructed from 1887 to 1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it is now the most-visited paid monument in the world, with more than 7 million people annually attending. The tower, the tallest structure in Paris, is 1,063 feet tall, and its square base measures 410 feet on each side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to become the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was finished in 1930. Excluding transmitters installed in 1957, the Eiffel Tower is the second tallest free-standing structure in France after the Millau Viaduct. The tower has three levels for visitors. The top level's upper platform is 906 ft above the ground, the highest observation deck accessible to the public in the European Union.
All that waiting took a toll on Catcher, who just didn't seem that impressed with the Eiffel Tower, as we floated by. Curious boy that he is, he did wonder if the E. Tower resembles the inside of the Statue of Liberty. Paris, France, December 2006.
Looking over the river Seine to the crowds at the base of the Eiffel Tower.
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I think I annoyed everyone of our visitor's team, because I absolutely wanted to see this iron monument.
How great it is! Of course we weren't able to go up (because there were thounds of people waiting in line…). But being below it was already pretty good.
Not so good. All those people selling merchandise stuff. They are annoying.
The foot of the eiffel tower. Noticibly absent from this shot: M16 (or C15?)-wielding French Paramilitary Police looking very serious while patrolling the concourse..
The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel, /tuʀ ɛfɛl/) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. The tower has become a global icon of France and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris lit up at night, high contrast black and white conversion post production.