Eiffel Touer

The Eiffel Touer (French: 'La Tour Eiffel', [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is an airn lattice touer locatit on the Champ de Mars in Paris. It wis named efter the ingineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed an biggit the touer. Erectit in 1889 as the entrance airch tae the 1889 Warld's Fair, it haes acome baith a global cultural icon o Fraunce an ane o the maist recognizable structurs in the warld. The touer is the tawest structur in Paris^[10] an the maist-veesitit peyed monument in the warld; 7.1 million fowk ascendit it in 2011. The touer received its 250 millionth veesitor in 2010.

Eiffel Touer
La Tour Eiffel
The Eiffel Touer as seen frae the Champ de Mars
Record hicht
Hie-est in the warld frae 1889 tae 1930[I]
General information
Kynd	Observation touer, Radio broadcastin touer
Location	Paris, Fraunce
Coordinates	48°51′29.6″N 2°17′40.2″E / 48.858222°N 2.294500°E / 48.858222; 2.294500
Biggin stairtit	1887
Completit	1889
Openin	31 Mairch 1889
Awner	Ceety o Paris, Fraunce
Management	Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE)
Hicht
Antenna spire	324.00 m (1,063 ft)
Ruif	300.65 m (986 ft)
Tap fluir	273.00 m (896 ft)
Technical details
Fluir coont	3
Lifts/elevators	9
Design an construction
Airchitect	Stephen Sauvestre
Structural ingineer	Maurice Koechlin, Émile Nouguier
Main contractor	Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel
References
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