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On Christmas Day Michaela and I visited the Eiffel Tower. There are four entrances, one at each of the feet of the tower. Stairs were the only option at ours so we walked up the first two floors, which wasn't all that long a walk.
... in low hanging clouds, and the Hotel des Invalides. Corrections welcome, I could paste some french chars.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower
Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris. More than 200,000,000 have visited the tower since its construction in 1889, including 6,719,200 in 2006, making it the most visited paid monument in the world. Including the 24 m (79 ft) antenna, the structure is 325 m (1,063 ft) high (since 2000), which is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building.
Eiffel Tower October 2007
When the tower was completed in 1889 it was the world's tallest tower — a title it retained until 1930.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower
Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris. More than 200,000,000 have visited the tower since its construction in 1889, including 6,719,200 in 2006, making it the most visited paid monument in the world. Including the 24 m (79 ft) antenna, the structure is 325 m (1,063 ft) high (since 2000), which is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building.
Eiffel Tower October 2007
When the tower was completed in 1889 it was the world's tallest tower — a title it retained until 1930.