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{{Infobox building
 
{{Infobox building
 
| name = The Eiffel Tower
 
| name = The Eiffel Tower
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| native_name = ''Tour Eiffel''
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| native_name = ''La tour Eiffel''
 
| native_name_lang = fr
 
| native_name_lang = fr
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| image = Tour Eiffel Wikimedia Commons (cropped).jpg
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| image =
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| caption = Seen from the [[Champ de Mars, Paris|Champ de Mars]]
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|Image = Tour Eiffel Wikimedia Commons.jpg
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|bSize = 200
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|cHeight = 345
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|oTop = 5
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|Location=center
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| caption = Seen from the [[Champ de Mars]]
 
| highest_start = 1889
 
| highest_start = 1889
 
| highest_end = 1930
 
| highest_end = 1930
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| location = [[7th arrondissement of Paris|7th arrondissement]], [[Paris]], France
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| location = [[7th arrondissement of Paris|7th arrondissement]], Paris, France
 
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| coordinates = {{coord|48|51|29.6|N|2|17|40.2|E|region:FR-75|display=inline,title}}
 
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| main_contractor = [[Gustave Eiffel|Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel]]
 
| main_contractor = [[Gustave Eiffel|Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel]]
 
| developer =  
 
| developer =  
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| owner = [[Paris|City of Paris]], [[France]]
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| owner = [[Paris|City of Paris]], France
 
| management = {{lang|fr|Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel}} (SETE)
 
| management = {{lang|fr|Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel}} (SETE)
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| website = {{URL|toureiffel.paris/en}}
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| website = {{URL|toureiffel.paris/en}}
 
| references = I. {{note|talleststatus}}{{Emporis |id=110508 |name=Eiffel Tower}}
 
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[[File:Eiffel Tower Uploaded by Argonowski.jpg|thumb|200px|The stars of the European Union for the tower]]
 
[[File:Eiffel Tower Uploaded by Argonowski.jpg|thumb|200px|The stars of the European Union for the tower]]
 
[[File:Tour Eiffel - 20150801 15h30 (10621).jpg|thumbnail]]
 
[[File:Tour Eiffel - 20150801 15h30 (10621).jpg|thumbnail]]
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The '''Eiffel Tower''' ([[French language|French]]: La Tour Eiffel, [[Help:IPA/French|[tuʁ ɛfɛl]]], [[IPA|IPA pronunciation]]: "EYE-full" [[English language|English]]; "eh-FEHL" [[French language|French]]) is a landmark in [[Paris]]. It was built between 1887 and 1889 for the Exposition Universelle (World Fair). The Tower was the Exposition's main attraction.<ref>[[Eiffel Tower#cite note-10|]]</ref>
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[[File:Eiffel Tower Drone 4k-Qx c1X3zfEc-313-251.webm|thumb|Eiffel Tower]]
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The '''Eiffel Tower''' ([[French language|French]]: La Tour Eiffel, [[Help:IPA/French|[tuʁ ɛfɛl]]], [[IPA|IPA pronunciation]]: "EYE-full" [[English language|English]]; "eh-FEHL" [[French language|French]]) is a landmark in [[Paris]]. It was built between 1887 and 1889 for the Exposition Universelle (World Fair). The Tower was the Exposition's main attraction.<ref>[[Eiffel Tower#cite note-10]]</ref>
    
==Background==
 
==Background==
 
The Eiffel Tower cost 7,799,401.31 French gold francs to build in 1889, an amount equal to $1,495,139.89 at that time. Today, its cost would equal to $36,784,020.11. It took 2 years, 2 months and 5 days to build it. The tower is {{convert|300|m|abbr=in|lk=on|}} tall, but this height does not include the {{convert|24|m|abbr=in}} [[aerial]] (antenna) on the top; the total height of the structure is {{convert|324|m|abbr=in}}. It has a square base that is {{convert|125|m|abbr=in|}} long on each side. The second story platform is {{convert|115.5|m|ftin|abbr=in}} off {{convert|12000|gal|L|abbr=off|lk=on|order=flip}}, and the surface to be painted is {{convert|250000|m2|acre|abbr=off|lk=on}}. Since it has been built it has been repainted 18 times, each of these 18 paint jobs there were only 25 painters are hired to do the job. Three separate colors of paint are used on the structure in order to [[Juliian dünn|enhance]] the impression of height, with the lightest at the top.
 
The Eiffel Tower cost 7,799,401.31 French gold francs to build in 1889, an amount equal to $1,495,139.89 at that time. Today, its cost would equal to $36,784,020.11. It took 2 years, 2 months and 5 days to build it. The tower is {{convert|300|m|abbr=in|lk=on|}} tall, but this height does not include the {{convert|24|m|abbr=in}} [[aerial]] (antenna) on the top; the total height of the structure is {{convert|324|m|abbr=in}}. It has a square base that is {{convert|125|m|abbr=in|}} long on each side. The second story platform is {{convert|115.5|m|ftin|abbr=in}} off {{convert|12000|gal|L|abbr=off|lk=on|order=flip}}, and the surface to be painted is {{convert|250000|m2|acre|abbr=off|lk=on}}. Since it has been built it has been repainted 18 times, each of these 18 paint jobs there were only 25 painters are hired to do the job. Three separate colors of paint are used on the structure in order to [[Juliian dünn|enhance]] the impression of height, with the lightest at the top.
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There are 20,000 sparkling lights and {{convert|80|km|abbr=in|lk=on}} of cables covering the structure. The paper used to print the visitors' tickets in one year weighs {{convert|2|t|lb|abbr=off}}. The top of the tower leans away from the sun as the metal facing the sun heats up and expands it can move as much as {{convert|7|in|cm|abbr=in|order=flip|lk=on}} and grow {{convert|6|in|cm|abbr=in|order=flip}} taller.<ref>[[Eiffel Tower#cite note-12|]]</ref> The tower was also built to sway slightly in the wind.
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There are 20,000 sparkling lights and {{convert|80|km|abbr=in|lk=on}} of cables covering the structure. The paper used to print the visitors' tickets in one year weighs {{convert|2|t|lb|abbr=off}}. The top of the tower leans away from the sun as the metal facing the sun heats up and expands, it can move as much as {{convert|7|in|cm|abbr=in|order=flip|lk=on}} and grow {{convert|6|in|cm|abbr=in|order=flip}} taller.<ref>[[Eiffel Tower#cite note-12]]</ref> The tower was also built to sway slightly in the wind.
    
== History ==
 
== History ==
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* [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2033956/Intricate-sketches-English-student-Paris-showing-building-Eiffel-Tower-displayed-time.html Sketches and plans of the tower's construction] at [[MailOnline]]
 
* [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2033956/Intricate-sketches-English-student-Paris-showing-building-Eiffel-Tower-displayed-time.html Sketches and plans of the tower's construction] at [[MailOnline]]
 
* [http://www.archdaily.com/577005/eiffel-tower-s-first-floor-refurbushment-agence-moatti-riviere/548a41e5e58ece0d79000052-portada_mr_eiffel_0914_79-jpg Images of the 2014 refurbishment] at [[ArchDaily]]
 
* [http://www.archdaily.com/577005/eiffel-tower-s-first-floor-refurbushment-agence-moatti-riviere/548a41e5e58ece0d79000052-portada_mr_eiffel_0914_79-jpg Images of the 2014 refurbishment] at [[ArchDaily]]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 19th century]]
 
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