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    The Eiffel Tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Construction began in January 1887 and was completed by March 1889, taking only 2 years, 2 months and 5 days to build the iconic landmark standing 324 meters tall. It has since become one of the most recognizable structures in the world, attracting over 7 million visitors annually.

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    The Eiffel Tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Construction began in January 1887 and was completed by March 1889, taking only 2 years, 2 months and 5 days to build the iconic landmark standing 324 meters tall. It has since become one of the most recognizable structures in the world, attracting over 7 million visitors annually.

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    The Eiffel Tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Construction began in January 1887 and was completed by March 1889, taking only 2 years, 2 months and 5 days to build the iconic landmark standing 324 meters tall. It has since become one of the most recognizable structures in the world, attracting over 7 million visitors annually.

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    THE EIFFEL

    TOWER
    DESIGN HISTOR
    An object of discord,
    Y
    desire and It was for the 1889
    Exposition Universelle,
    fascination, the Eiffel
    the date that marked the
    Tower never fails to 100th anniversary of the
    impress. Enriched by French Revolution, that a
    a history full of new great competition was
    developments, here launched in 1886.
    you can discover all
    of its key The first digging work
    information. started on the 26th
    January 1887. On the
    31st March 1889, the
    Tower had been finished
    in record time – 2 years,
    2 months and 5 days –
    and was established as a
    veritable technical feat.
    People The Eiffel Tower has 7 million visitors a
    year
    age the Eiffel Tower is 125 years old
    Created by The Eiffel tower was created by
    Etablissements Eiffel
    materials The tower is composed of puddling iron,
    not steel as many of today's buildings.
    Total 7,000 metric tons of puddling iron

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