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3 days ago · Eiffel Tower, wrought-iron structure in Paris that is one of the most famous landmarks in the world. It is also a technological masterpiece in building-construction history. It was designed and built (1887–89) by Gustave Eiffel and named in his honor.
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3 days ago · The Eiffel Tower (/ ˈ aɪ f əl / EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ⓘ) 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 from 1887 to 1889.
17 hours ago · The copper -clad statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue is a figure of Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty.
2 days ago · Tallest structures. Warsaw radio mast, the height record holder from 1974 to 1991. The CN Tower in Toronto was the world's tallest freestanding structure from 1975 to 2007. This category does not require the structure to be "officially" open, but does require it to be "topped out".
1 day ago · By Alex Williams. July 5, 2024. Paal Enger, a rising prospect for a celebrated Norwegian soccer club who traded a game that he loved for another — art theft — that he absolutely relished ...
2 days ago · Perhaps the band's most infamous encounter with a journalist, however, took place in Paris in 1978, when influential music writer Philippe Manœuvre found himself gaffer-taped to the Eiffel Tower ...
5 days ago · Ten years ago, developers said they'd build one of the tallest buildings in the world, calling it the Eiffel Tower of Miami. But all that's there today is a trash-laden empty waterfront lot.