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Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel
Tower 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. Constructed
from 1887–89 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticized 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. 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 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 (elevator) 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.
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The structure of the text: Eiffel Tower
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Identification
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identification:
where, who, when, and what)
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on the Champ
de Mars in Paris, France.
It is named after the
engineer Gustave Eiffel,whose company
designed and built the tower. Constructed from
1887–89 as the entrance to the
1889 World's Fair, it was initially
criticized 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.
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Description
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Important
detail 1
(the
height)
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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 tobecome
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. 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 structure in France after the Millau
Viaduct.
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Important
detail 2
(the
parts)
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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 (elevator) 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.
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