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The Eiffel Tower 
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.

The Eiffel Tower is about the only tourist site in Paris that does not participate in the in the Museum Card

It is 986 feet tall. and 412 sq. and it is about 7,000 tons.

It takes 50 tons of paint to paint it every 7 years..

It was first shown on TV in 1957

When your  on it you can see in a 42 mile rang

Second tallest structure in the world (1930-1932) until the Empire State building.

Gustave Eiffel was the creator of the Eiffel Tower.

It took about 2 years. to complete.


The Eiffel Tower is built in Paris France.


The Eiffel Tower was almost torn down in
1909

The Eiffel Tower has 1665 steps to get on it.

The Eiffel Tower has 20,800 bulbs on the outside

It is 50 stories tall

Its all steel
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