| Eiffel Tower | |
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Tour Eiffel (French)
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Seen from the
Champ de Mars
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| Record height | |
| Tallest in the world from 1889 to 1930[I] | |
| General information | |
| Type | Observation tower Broadcasting tower |
| Location | 7th arrondissement, Paris, France |
| Coordinates | 48°51′29.6″N 2°17′40.2″E / 48.858222°N 2.294500°E / 48.858222; 2.294500 |
| Construction started | 28 January 1887; 137 years ago (28 January 1887) |
| Completed | 31 March 1889; 135 years ago (31 March 1889)[1] |
| Opening | 15 May 1889; 134 years ago (15 May 1889)[1] |
| Owner | City of Paris, France |
| Management | Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 300 m (984 ft)[2] |
| Tip | 330 m (1,083 ft) |
| Top floor | 276 m (906 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 (3 Accessible + 1 Residual)[3] |
| Lifts/elevators | 8[4] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Stephen Sauvestre |
| Structural engineer | Maurice Koechlin Émile Nouguier |
| Main contractor | Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel |
| Website | |
| toureiffel |
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| References | |
| I. ^ "Eiffel Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. | |
| Part of | Paris, Banks of the Seine |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iv |
| Reference | 600 |
| Inscription | 1991 (15th Session) |
| Eiffel Tower | |
|---|---|
|
Tour Eiffel (French)
|
|
|
Seen from the
Champ de Mars
|
|
|
|
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the world from 1889 to 1930[I] | |
| General information | |
| Type | Observation tower Broadcasting tower |
| Location | 7th arrondissement, Paris, France |
| Coordinates | 48°51′29.6″N 2°17′40.2″E / 48.858222°N 2.294500°E / 48.858222; 2.294500 |
| Construction started | 28 January 1887; 137 years ago (28 January 1887) |
| Completed | 31 March 1889; 135 years ago (31 March 1889)[1] |
| Opening | 15 May 1889; 134 years ago (15 May 1889)[1] |
| Owner | City of Paris, France |
| Management | Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 300 m (984 ft)[2] |
| Tip | 330 m (1,083 ft) |
| Top floor | 276 m (906 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 (3 Accessible + 1 Residual)[3] |
| Lifts/elevators | 8[4] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Stephen Sauvestre |
| Structural engineer | Maurice Koechlin Émile Nouguier |
| Main contractor | Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel |
| Website | |
| toureiffel |
|
| References | |
| I. ^ "Eiffel Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. | |
| Part of | Paris, Banks of the Seine |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iv |
| Reference | 600 |
| Inscription | 1991 (15th Session) |
