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La torre Eiffel (tour Eiffel, en francés), inicialmente llamada tour de 300 mètres (torre de 300 metros), es una estructura de hierro pudelado diseñada por los ingenieros Maurice Koechlin y Émile Nouguier, dotada de su aspecto definitivo por el arquitecto Stephen Sauvestre y construida por el ingeniero francés Alexandre Gustave Eiffel y sus colaboradores para la Exposición Universal de 1889 en París.

Situada en el extremo del Campo de Marte a la orilla del río Sena, este monumento parisino, símbolo de Francia y de su capital, es la estructura más alta de la ciudad y el monumento que cobra entrada más visitado del mundo, con 7,1 millones de turistas cada año.5 Con una altura de 300 metros, prolongada más tarde con una antena hasta los 324 metros, la torre Eiffel fue la estructura más elevada del mundo durante 41 años.

Fue construida en dos años, dos meses y cinco días, y en su momento generó cierta controversia entre los artistas de la época, que la veían como un monstruo de hierro. Tras finalizar su función como parte de las Exposiciones Universales de 1889 y 1900, fue utilizada en pruebas del ejército francés con antenas de comunicación, y hoy en día sirve, además de atractivo turístico, como emisora de programas radiofónicos y televisivos.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower

The Eiffel Tower (/ˈaɪfəl/ EYE-fəl; French: tour Eiffel [tuʁ‿ɛfɛl] (About this soundlisten)) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.

Locally nicknamed La dame de fer" (French for Iron Lady), it was constructed from 1887 to 1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair and was initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015.

The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base is square, measuring 125 metres (410 ft) on each side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to become the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was finished in 1930. It was the first structure in the world to surpass both the 200 meter and 300 meter mark in height. Due to the addition of a broadcasting aerial at the top of the tower in 1957, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building by 5.2 metres (17 ft). Excluding transmitters, the Eiffel Tower is the second tallest free-standing structure in France after the Millau Viaduct.

The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second levels. The top level's upper platform is 276 m (906 ft) above the ground – the highest observation deck accessible to the public in the European Union. Tickets can be purchased to ascend by stairs or lift to the first and second levels. The climb from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the climb from the first level to the second. Although there is a staircase to the top level, it is usually accessible only by lift.

Taken in: France / Île-de-France / Paris / Paris 10 Ancien - Quartier Invalides (show map)

Taken on: February 25, 2021

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