Eiffel Tower

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The Tower at sunrise (seen from the Trocadero)
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The Tower at sunrise (seen from the Trocadero)

The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel; IPA pronunciation: "eye-full" English; "eh-fehl" French) is a famous landmark in Paris. It was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch for a fair called the Exposition Universelle. It is 300 metres tall, but this height does not include the 24 m aerial (antenna) on the top; the total height of the structure is 324 m (1058 feet). There are also 1,665 steps inside the Eiffel Tower. It weighs 10,000 tons.

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