Eiffel Tower
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Address: | Champs de Mars Paris, France, 75007 |
District: | 7th Arrondissement |
Built in: | 1889 |
Height: | 325 meters (1066 ft) |
Web Site: | www.tour-eiffel.fr |
Hours: | Daily: 9:30am-11pm |
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One of the most recognizable structures in the world and a symbol of Paris (and France) for many, the Eiffel Tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel and built for the 1889 World's Fair (Exposition Universelle).
Trivia
- French writer Guy de Maupassant often lunched at the restaurant in the tower, not because he particularly liked it, but because it was "the only place in Paris where I don't have to see [the tower]"