eiffel tower is my favourite place in life...even i never go there but my feeling say yes i will go there soon...i wondered if i go there do i meet my friendss?? because i need friends there..eiffel tower is totally a city that fabulous..i love all the clothes when i bought it in indonesia and it tag "made in France"..yuhhhuuuu!!!!!!!my mom said i will go to France if i get a very good result of exam... i hope i will meet GUSTAVE EIFFEL in France because he's the one who made the eiffel tower in france...

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Eiffel Tower
La Tour Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower as seen from the Champ de Mars
Location within Paris
Record height
Tallest in the world from 1889 to 1930[I]
General information
Type	Observation tower, Radio broadcasting tower
Location	Paris, France
Coordinates	48°51′29.6″N 2°17′40.2″ECoordinates: 48°51′29.6″N 2°17′40.2″E
Construction started	1887
Completed	1889
Opening	31 March 1889
Owner	City of Paris, France
Management	Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE)
Height
Antenna spire	324.00 m (1,063 ft)
Roof	300.65 m (986 ft)
Top floor	273.00 m (896 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	3
Lifts/elevators	9
Design and construction
Architect	Stephen Sauvestre
Structural engineer	Maurice Koechlin, Émile Nouguier
Main contractor	Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel
References
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The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel, [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris^[10] and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended it in 2011. The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.